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Intel Processor N100 vs Core i3 N300

27 out of 100
Intel Processor N100
VS
31 out of 100
Intel Core i3 N300
Intel Processor N100
Intel Core i3 N300

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Processor N100 with 4-cores against the 0.8 GHz Core i3 N300 with 8-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 (2)

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 N300 and N100
Advantages of Intel Core i3 N300
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) integrated graphics: 0.6 vs 0.3 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Processor N100
vs
Core i3 N300

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Processor N100
2595
Core i3 N300 +69%
4394
File compression 227.3 MB/sec 379.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 12.6 Klines/sec 32.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 65.5 pages/sec 105.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 86.6 Mpixels/sec 126 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 144.1 pages/sec 152.9 pages/sec
Background blur 11.6 images/sec 19.9 images/sec
Photo processing 22.6 images/sec 36 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.1 Mpixels/sec 6.44 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 677 & 72 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Processor N100
5308
Core i3 N300 +51%
7999
Integer math 16 GOps/sec 27.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 10.7 GOps/sec 18.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 22M Primes/sec 21M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 7.1M Strings/sec 11.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 4 GBytes/sec 6.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 57.1 MBytes/sec 91.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 385 Frames/sec 474 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 2.9B Matrices/sec 4.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4052 & 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 32.5 PPW 43.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 432.5 PPW 627.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 884.7 PPW 1142.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.72 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Processor N100 and Core 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 N100 i3-N300
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (24EU) UHD Graphics (32EU)
Successor - Intel Processor N150 -

CPU

Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 8
E-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz 0.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) - 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4 8
Total Threads 4 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 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) 6 W 7 W
Socket BGA-1264 BGA-1264
Peak Temperature 105°C 105°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (24EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
GPU Base Clock - 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 750 MHz 1250 MHz
Shading Units 192 256
TMUs 12 16
ROPs 6 8
Execution Units 24 32
TGP 6-10 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Processor N100
0.3 TFLOPS
Core i3 N300 +100%
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics Xe (32 EU) compared to Graphics Gen 11 (24 EU)

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 Processor N100 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: 70

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i3 N300 or Processor N100?
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me's June 19, 2025 at 07:33 PM
This benchmark does not make sense how can same architecture but with 4 more core be so slow?
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DarkM July 15, 2025 at 09:18 PM
I was thinking same, in this case use pass mark scores. I think the results are skew whiff, are down to the base clock speed N100 being higher has thrown the results off.
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