Intel Core i3 N305 vs Intel Core i7 6820HQ
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i3 N305 with 8 cores 1.8GHz and Intel Core i7 6820HQ with 4 cores 2.7GHz . 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)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (15W vs 45W)
Intel Core i7 6820HQ 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 6MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+14%
1017
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
891
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+2%
4409
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
4287
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+29%
1338
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
1037
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+48%
5279
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
3560
Blender
Intel Core i3 N305
62
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
+20%
75
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+28%
1086
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
844
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+37%
4607
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
3359
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+11%
2190
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
1958
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+45%
10001
Intel Core i7 6820HQ
6869
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
i7-6820HQ
BGA-1744
Socket
BGA-1440
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
9-15 W
Power Consumption
45 W
105 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
4
-
Performance Core Threads
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 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
4
8
Total Thread Count
8
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
8 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
64 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
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
