Intel Core i5 8250U vs Intel Core i3 N355
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i5 8250U with 4 cores 1.6GHz and Intel Core i3 N355 with 8 cores 0.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 8250U 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (1.6GHz vs 0.1GHz)
Intel Core i3 N355 's Advantages
Released 7 years and 5 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2400)
Larger memory bandwidth (38.4GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 3.0)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 8250U
1191
Intel Core i3 N355
+10%
1319
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 8250U
3252
Intel Core i3 N355
+38%
4513
General Parameters
Aug 2017
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Kaby Lake R
Core Architecture
Twin Lake
i5-8250U
Processor Number
i3-N355
BGA-1356
Socket
Intel BGA 1264
UHD Graphics 620
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
-
Generation
Core 3 (Alder Lake-N)
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
15 W
Power Consumption
15 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105°C
-
Foundry
Intel
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
-
8
Performance Core Threads
-
1.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
0.1 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
4
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
16x
Multiplier
1.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
96 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB shared
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5, LPDDR5-4800
32 GB
Max Memory Size
16 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
37.5 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
38.4 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1100 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1350 MHz
192
Shader Units
256
24
Texture Units
16
3
Raster Operation Units
8
24
Execution Units
32
15 W
Power Consumption
15
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.38 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.64 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3
12
PCIe Lanes
9
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
