Intel Core i3 N305 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i3 N305 with 8 cores 1.8GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 235U with 12 cores 2.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U 's Advantages
Released 2 years late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 4800)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i3 N305
1017
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+77%
1805
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N305
4409
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+156%
11331
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 N305
1338
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+91%
2566
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N305
5279
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
+94%
10282
General Parameters
Jan 2023
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
i3-N305
Processor Number
235U
BGA-1744
Socket
FCBGA-2049
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
9-15 W
Power Consumption
12-15 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
57 W
105 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
2
-
Performance Core Threads
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
10
8
Efficiency Core Threads
10
1.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
3.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
8
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
14
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
18
Multiplier
20
96 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
2 MB shared
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200,LPDDR5-4800
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
16 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
1
Max Memory Channels
2
38.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1250 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2050 MHz
256
Shader Units
-
16
Texture Units
-
8
Raster Operation Units
-
32
Execution Units
-
15
Power Consumption
-
0.64 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
