Intel Core i3 N305 vs Intel Core i5 8250U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core i3 N305 with 8 cores 1.8GHz and Intel Core i5 8250U with 4 cores 1.6GHz . 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 5 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)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+13%
1017
Intel Core i5 8250U
898
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+42%
4409
Intel Core i5 8250U
3085
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+12%
1338
Intel Core i5 8250U
1191
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+62%
5279
Intel Core i5 8250U
3252
Blender
Intel Core i3 N305
+16%
62
Intel Core i5 8250U
53
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+27%
1086
Intel Core i5 8250U
853
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+63%
4607
Intel Core i5 8250U
2825
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+14%
2190
Intel Core i5 8250U
1905
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i3 N305
+69%
10001
Intel Core i5 8250U
5888
General Parameters
Jan 2023
Release Date
Aug 2017
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake R
i3-N305
Processor Number
i5-8250U
BGA-1744
Socket
BGA-1356
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 620
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Package
-
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10 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
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-
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9-15 W
Power Consumption
15 W
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-
-
105 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
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Performance Cores
4
-
Performance Core Threads
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
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Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 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
100 MHz
18
Multiplier
16x
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-
-
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
2 MB shared
L2 Cache
256 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200,LPDDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
16 GB
Max Memory Size
32 GB
1
Max Memory Channels
2
38.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1250 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
256
Shader Units
192
16
Texture Units
24
8
Raster Operation Units
3
32
Execution Units
24
15
Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
0.64 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.38 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
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-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
9
PCIe Lanes
12
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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