i7-920XM Extreme Edition vs 3 N355

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1315not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7EE
Power efficiency16.65no data
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenameTwin Lake (2024−2025)Nehalem (2008−2010)
Release date7 January 2025 (1 year ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,054

Detailed specifications

Core 3 N355 and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed1.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI
Bus rateno data2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache96 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache2 MB (shared)1 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data296 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data774 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Core 3 N355 and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1264no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 3 N355 and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Core 3 N355 and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 3 N355 and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 3 N355 and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Graphicsno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.35 GHzno data
Execution Units32no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 3 N355 and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 3 N355 and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 3 N355 and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 3 N355 and Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes916
USB revision2.0/3.2no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 55 Watt

3 N355 has 100% more physical cores, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Intel Core 3 N355 and Intel Core i7-920XM Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

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