Intel Core i3 N305 vs Intel Core i7 6500U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i3 N305 with 8 cores 1.8GHz and Intel Core i7 6500U with 2 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 7 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (38.4GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (6MB vs 4MB)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+41%
1017
Intel Core i7 6500U
719
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+112%
4409
Intel Core i7 6500U
2072
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+30%
1338
Intel Core i7 6500U
1027
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+154%
5279
Intel Core i7 6500U
2074
Blender
Intel Core i3 N305
+181%
62
Intel Core i7 6500U
22
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+46%
1086
Intel Core i7 6500U
742
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+178%
4607
Intel Core i7 6500U
1655
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+29%
2190
Intel Core i7 6500U
1695
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+206%
10001
Intel Core i7 6500U
3261
General Parameters
Jan 2023
Release Date
Sep 2015
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Skylake
i3-N305
Processor Number
i7-6500U
BGA-1744
Socket
BGA-1356
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 520
Package
-
Transistor Count
1.7 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
9-15 W
Power Consumption
15 W
105 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
2
-
Performance Core Threads
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.1 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
8
Total Core Count
2
8
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
18
Multiplier
-
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
2 MB shared
L2 Cache
256 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
4 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200,LPDDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
16 GB
Max Memory Size
32 GB
1
Max Memory Channels
2
38.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1250 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
256
Shader Units
-
16
Texture Units
-
8
Raster Operation Units
-
32
Execution Units
-
15
Power Consumption
-
0.64 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
9
PCIe Lanes
12
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
