Intel Core i3 N305 vs i3 1215U
We compared two laptop CPUs: the 0 GHz Intel Core i3 N305 with 8-cores against the 1.2 GHz i3 1215U with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Please note that the tests on the i3 N305 are done on engineering sample provided by our insiders. The data will be more accurate after we get the final version of this CPU.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i3 N305
- Newer - released 10-months later
- Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of Intel Core i3 1215U
- Supports up to 64 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
- 43% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test - 1572 vs 1096 points
- Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
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Specifications
General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 3, 2023 | February 23, 2022 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i3-N305 | i3-1215U |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (32EU) | UHD Graphics (64EU) |
CPU
| P-Cores | - | 2 |
| P-Threads | - | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 0 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | - | 4.4 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1800 GHz | 0.9 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.9 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 18x | 12x |
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (shared) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 6MB (shared) | 10MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | BGA-1744 |
| TDP | 9-15 W (configurable) | 12-15 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP | - | 55 W |
| Peak temperature | 105°C | 100°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1250 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 512 |
| TMUs | 16 | 32 |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 64 |
| TGP | 45 W | 45 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-4800 | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Memory Size | 16 GB | 64 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 1 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i3 N305 official page | Intel Core i3 1215U official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 9 | 20 |
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