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Intel Core 3 N355 vs Core 3 304

33 out of 100
Intel Core 3 N355
VS
49 out of 100
Intel Core 3 304
Intel Core 3 N355
Intel Core 3 304

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 0.1 GHz Intel Core 3 N355 with 8-cores against the 1.5 GHz Core 3 304 with 5-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 304 and N355
Advantages of Intel Core 3 N355
  • Has 3 more physical cores
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) integrated graphics: 0.7 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
Advantages of Intel Core 3 304
  • Newer - released 3 years and 4 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 10 nanometers
  • Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5X-7467 RAM
  • 83% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2478 vs 1352 points
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core 3 N355
vs
Core 3 304

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Core 3 N355
66
Core 3 304 +58%
104
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core 3 N355
334
Core 3 304 +14%
382
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 109
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 550
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core 3 N355
1352
Core 3 304 +83%
2478
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core 3 N355
5141
Core 3 304 +27%
6529
File compression 461.2 MB/sec -
Clang compilation 36.5 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 120.5 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 154.8 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 157.4 pages/sec -
Background blur 24.2 images/sec -
Photo processing 41.5 images/sec -
Ray tracing 7.33 Mpixels/sec -
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core 3 N355
2148
Core 3 304 +69%
3622
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core 3 N355
10188
Core 3 304 +14%
11645
Integer math 33.9 GOps/sec 24.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 22.7 GOps/sec 30 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 27M Primes/sec 69M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 14.7M Strings/sec 13.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 8.1 GBytes/sec 8.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 118.2 MBytes/sec 114.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 621 Frames/sec 874 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 6B Matrices/sec 9.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 234 & 28 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 37.1 PPW 25.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 571.2 PPW 435.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1132 PPW 776.3 PPW
Blender / Watt - 3.83 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core 3 N355 and Core 3 304

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 April 16, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename - Wildcat Lake
Model number 3-N355 304
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) Xe3 Graphics (1-Core)
Intel CPU rating (#157th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores - 1
P-Threads - 1
Base Frequency (P) - 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 4.3 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 0.1 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.9 GHz 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 5
Total Threads 8 5
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 39x 15x
L1 Cache 96K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (shared) 2560K (per core)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 2 nm
TDP (PL1) 9 W 10-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 15 W 35 W
Socket BGA-1264 FCBGA1516
Peak Temperature 105°C 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel Xe3 Graphics (1-Core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1350 MHz 2300 MHz
Shading Units 256 128
TMUs 16 8
ROPs 8 4
Execution Units 32 2
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS
Core 3 N355 +17%
0.7 TFLOPS
Core 3 304
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: Xe3 Graphics (1-Core) compared to UHD Graphics Xe (32 EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-4800		 - LPDDR5X-7467
- DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 16 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 1 1
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 59.7 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core 3 N355 official page Intel Core 3 304 official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 9 6

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Comments

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