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Intel Processor N97 vs Core i3 N305

29 out of 100
Intel Processor N97
VS
31 out of 100
Intel Core i3 N305
Intel Processor N97
Intel Core i3 N305

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Intel Processor N97 with 4-cores against the 1.8 GHz Core i3 N305 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

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 N305 and N97
Advantages of Intel Core i3 N305
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) integrated graphics: 0.6 vs 0.5 TFLOPS
  • 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 1339 vs 1230 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Processor N97
vs
Core i3 N305

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)
Processor N97
1230
Core i3 N305 +9%
1339
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Processor N97
2800
Core i3 N305 +88%
5277
File compression 319.2 MB/sec 447.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 20.1 Klines/sec 41.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 66 pages/sec 123.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 88.9 Mpixels/sec 162.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 139.9 pages/sec 167.4 pages/sec
Background blur 10.5 images/sec 25 images/sec
Photo processing 23 images/sec 42.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.53 Mpixels/sec 7.03 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 177 & 789 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Processor N97
2024
Core i3 N305 +1%
2040
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Processor N97
5809
Core i3 N305 +61%
9377
Integer math 16.6 GOps/sec 32.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 10.9 GOps/sec 21.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 24M Primes/sec 23M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 8.3M Strings/sec 13.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 4.4 GBytes/sec 7.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 62.9 MBytes/sec 111 MBytes/sec
Physics 474 Frames/sec 527 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 3.1B Matrices/sec 5.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 1789 & 1152 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Processor N97
34.46
Core i3 N305 +69%
58.26

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16 PPW 16.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 233.3 PPW 351.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 484.1 PPW 625.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.87 PPW 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 Processor N97
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Intel Core i3 N305
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๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-10-13 (Aleman82)Geekbench 6 CPU1264 / 3791
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-10-08 (Kbzabeto82)Geekbench 6 CPU1264 / 3791
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Processor N97 and Core i3 N305

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 N97 i3-N305
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (24EU) UHD Graphics (32EU)

CPU

Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 8
E-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (E) 3.6 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) - 3.9 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4 8
Total Threads 4 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 36x 18x
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) 12 W 9-15 W (configurable)
Socket BGA-1264 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 105ยฐC 105ยฐC

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (24EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
GPU Base Clock - 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1200 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 N97
0.5 TFLOPS
Core i3 N305 +20%
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 N97 official page Intel Core i3 N305 official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 9 9

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Comments

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