AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 vs Intel Core 3 N350 Comparison

FAQ

Q: What are the core and thread counts of the AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 and the Intel Core 3 N350?

A: Both processors have 8 cores. The AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 supports 16 threads, while the Intel Core 3 N350 supports 8 threads.

Q: Which processor has the higher boost clock speed?

A: The AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 boosts up to 5.10 GHz, which is significantly higher than the Intel Core 3 N350's 3.90 GHz boost clock.

Q: What is the difference in process node between the two chips?

A: The AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 is built on a 4 nm process by TSMC, whereas the Intel Core 3 N350 uses a 10 nm process from Intel.

Q: How do their integrated graphics compare?

A: The AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 includes a Radeon 860M, while the Intel Core 3 N350 is equipped with UHD Graphics 770.

Q: Do these processors support ECC memory?

A: Yes, the AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 supports ECC memory. The Intel Core 3 N350 does not support ECC memory.

Q: Which processor has a higher overall benchmark percentile?

A: The AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 sits at the 87th percentile against all CPUs, while the Intel Core 3 N350 is at the 66th percentile.

Where Each One Wins

The recorded data shows a decisive split in benchmark victories. The AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 wins all 15 head-to-head comparisons, leaving the Intel Core 3 N350 without a single recorded win. This dominance spans every category tested, from Cinebench rendering workloads to PassMark's math, encryption, and sorting tests.

For single-threaded performance, the AMD chip leads by 97.6% in the PassMark single-thread test, scoring 3901 against the Intel part's 1974. The gap widens further in multi-threaded scenarios. The AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 delivers 26350 in PassMark's multithread test, which is 256.9% ahead of the Intel Core 3 N350's 7382.

The largest recorded margin appears in PassMark's extended instructions test, where the AMD processor scores 22400 versus 3981, a 462.7% advantage. This suggests the AMD chip handles advanced instruction workloads with far greater efficiency. In integer math, the AMD part scores 88531 against 27669, a 220% lead, and in floating-point math it scores 54447 against 17781, a 206.2% advantage.

The Intel Core 3 N350 does find indirect context among its nearest rivals. Its average benchmark score of 9903 places it near the Intel Core i7-3770 and Intel Core i5-1035G1, with delta percentages of 2% and 2.3% respectively. This shows the N350 performs in a much lower performance tier, closer to older or lower-power designs.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 uses the Zen 5 architecture under the Gorgon Point codename, part of the Ryzen AI 400 generation that mixes Zen 5 and Zen 5c cores. It is fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC with a die size of 195 mm². The Intel Core 3 N350 belongs to the Twin Lake architecture, part of the Core 3 generation built on Alder Lake-N, and uses a 10 nm process at Intel.

Cache layouts differ substantially. The AMD chip allocates 80 KB of L1 cache per core and 1 MB of L2 cache per core, with 8 MB of shared L3 cache. The Intel part provides 96 KB of L1 per core and a shared 2 MB L2, plus 6 MB of shared L3. The AMD processor's per-core L2 design gives each core dedicated fast memory, while Intel's shared L2 pool serves all cores collectively.

Memory architecture also diverges. The AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 supports DDR5 and LPDDR5X over a dual-channel bus, delivering 89.6 GB/s of bandwidth. The Intel Core 3 N350 supports DDR4, DDR5, and LPDDR5, but only over a single-channel bus, capping bandwidth at 38.4 GB/s. This difference directly impacts memory-intensive workloads.

PCIe connectivity favors the AMD part as well. The Ryzen AI 7 450 provides Gen 4 with 16 lanes from the CPU, while the Intel Core 3 N350 offers Gen 3 with 9 lanes. Both processors are locked with no unlocked multiplier, and both are classified as mobile parts currently in active production.

Specification Differences

The two processors differ across nearly every core specification. The AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 runs a base clock of 2.00 GHz and a boost clock of 5.10 GHz, while the Intel Core 3 N350 has a base clock of 0.10 GHz and a boost clock of 3.90 GHz. Thermal design power also differs sharply: the AMD chip is rated at 28 watts, the Intel chip at 7 watts.

Sockets are incompatible. The AMD part uses AMD Socket FP8, while the Intel part uses Intel BGA 1264. Memory support reflects the architectural split: the AMD chip supports DDR5 and LPDDR5X with dual-channel operation and ECC, whereas the Intel chip supports DDR4, DDR5, and LPDDR5 with single-channel operation and no ECC.

The cache hierarchy shows the AMD chip using 1 MB of L2 per core, while the Intel chip uses 2 MB of shared L2. L3 cache is 8 MB on the AMD side versus 6 MB on the Intel side. The integrated graphics differ as well, with the Radeon 860M on the AMD chip and UHD Graphics 770 on the Intel chip.

Memory bandwidth tells a clear story: 89.6 GB/s for the AMD processor versus 38.4 GB/s for the Intel processor. The part numbers also differ, with the AMD chip carrying part number 100-000001868 and the Intel chip carrying SRPNS. Both processors have a null launch MSRP in the database, so no pricing data is available.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The Cinebench results establish the overall performance gap. In Cinebench R15 multicore, the AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 scores 2713 against the Intel Core 3 N350's 632, a 329.3% advantage. The single-core R15 test shows 215 versus 89, a 141.6% lead. Cinebench R23 multicore delivers 18316 for the AMD part and 6274 for the Intel part, a 191.9% margin, while R23 single-core shows 2038 versus 885, a 130.3% lead.

PassMark data compression heavily favors the AMD chip, with a score of 315906 against 80444, a 292.7% difference. Data encryption follows a similar pattern: 16247 versus 5693, a 185.4% lead. Extended instructions produce the largest gap in the entire dataset, 22400 versus 3981, a 462.7% advantage for the AMD processor.

Prime number finding shows 89 versus 20, a 345% lead. Floating-point math delivers 54447 versus 17781, a 206.2% margin. Integer math shows 88531 versus 27669, a 220% advantage. The PassMark multithread test records 26350 versus 7382, a 256.9% gap, and the physics test shows 1578 versus 446, a 253.8% lead.

Random string sorting produces 35648 for the AMD chip against 10102 for the Intel chip, a 252.9% difference. The PassMark single-thread tests, listed twice in the database as passmark_single_thread and passmark_singlethread, both record 3901 versus 1974, a 97.6% lead. This marks the smallest margin in the head-to-head set, but it remains a clear AMD victory.

The nearest rival data places the AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 in a much higher performance class. Its average benchmark score of 39485 sits within 0.7% of the AMD EPYC 4245P and within 0.4% of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS, while slightly trailing the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D by 0.7%. The Intel Core 3 N350's average score of 9903 aligns it with the Intel Core i7-3770 and Intel Core i5-1035G1, with deltas of 2% and 2.3%, and it trails the AMD EPYC 7F52 by 2.5% and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 by 3.2%. The data places the AMD chip at the 87th percentile against all CPUs and the Intel chip at the 66th percentile, confirming that these processors target entirely different performance tiers.