Intel Core i3 N305 vs Intel Core i5 12600HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i3 N305 with 8 cores 1.8GHz and Intel Core i5 12600HX with 12 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i3 N305 's Advantages
Released 8 months late
Lower TDP (15W vs 55W)
Intel Core i5 12600HX 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 38.4GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 6MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 N305
1338
Intel Core i5 12600HX
+75%
2346
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N305
5279
Intel Core i5 12600HX
+99%
10523
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i3 N305
1086
Intel Core i5 12600HX
+48%
1608
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N305
4607
Intel Core i5 12600HX
+89%
8725
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i3 N305
2190
Intel Core i5 12600HX
+70%
3727
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N305
10001
Intel Core i5 12600HX
+137%
23777
General Parameters
Jan 2023
Release Date
May 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-HX
i3-N305
Processor Number
i5-12600HX
BGA-1744
Socket
BGA-1744
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
9-15 W
Power Consumption
45-55 W
105 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
8
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
8
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
18
Multiplier
25x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
2 MB shared
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
18 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200,LPDDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
1
Max Memory Channels
2
38.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1250 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1350 MHz
256
Shader Units
256
16
Texture Units
16
8
Raster Operation Units
8
32
Execution Units
32
15
Power Consumption
45 W
0.64 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.74 TFLOPS
