Intel Core i3 N305 vs i3 N300

31 out of 100
Intel Core i3 N305
VS
31 out of 100
Intel Core i3 N300

We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 1.8 GHz Intel Core i3 N305 against the 0.8 GHz i3 N300. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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
NanoReview Final Score
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Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
305

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1339
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
5277
File compression 447.7 MB/sec 379.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 41.7 Klines/sec 32.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 123.7 pages/sec 105.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 162.8 Mpixels/sec 126 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 167.4 pages/sec 152.9 pages/sec
Background blur 25 images/sec 19.9 images/sec
Photo processing 42.1 images/sec 36 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.03 Mpixels/sec 6.44 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 789 & 72 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
2040
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
9377
Integer math 32.8 GOps/sec 27.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 21.9 GOps/sec 18.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 23M Primes/sec 21M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 13.8M Strings/sec 11.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 7.6 GBytes/sec 6.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 111 MBytes/sec 91.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 527 Frames/sec 474 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 5.7B Matrices/sec 4.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 1152 & 154 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 16.1 PPW 43.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 351.8 PPW 627.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 625.1 PPW 1142.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.88 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i3 N305
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-10-13 (Aleman82)Geekbench 6 CPU1264 / 3791
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-10-08 (Kbzabeto82)Geekbench 6 CPU1264 / 3791
Intel Core i3 N300
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i3 N305 and i3 N300

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 January 3, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i3-N305 i3-N300
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) UHD Graphics (32EU)

CPU

Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 0.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.9 GHz 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 8 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 18x 8x
L1 Cache 96K (per core) 96K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (shared) 2MB (shared)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 9-15 W (configurable) 7 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1264
Peak Temperature 105ยฐC 105ยฐC

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1250 MHz 1250 MHz
Shading Units 256 256
TMUs 16 16
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 32 32
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.6 TFLOPS
0.6 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-4800
- DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-4800
Max. Memory Size 16 GB 16 GB
Memory Channels 1 1
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i3 N305 official page Intel Core i3 N300 official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 9 9

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Total votes: 44

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i3 N300 or i3 N305?
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meme February 25, 2025 at 05:34 PM
Same chip but TDP 7w vs 15w make so big difference.
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Pirate August 28, 2025 at 05:48 AM
Same chip, but the better silicon goes as N305 while bad ones go as N300 since they can't clock high In fact, it's 9-15w so it's average at (10w) Vs 7w
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