3 N350 vs i3-N305
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-N305 outperforms Core 3 N350 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1177 | 1341 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 39.18 | 66.05 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Alder Lake-N (2023) | Twin Lake (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 3 January 2023 (2 years ago) | 7 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $309 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i3-N305 and Core 3 N350 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 0.1 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per module) | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-N305 and Core 3 N350 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1264 | FCBGA1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 7 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-N305 and Core 3 N350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| GPIO | + | + |
Security technologies
Core i3-N305 and Core 3 N350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-N305 and Core 3 N350 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-N305 and Core 3 N350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics | Intel® Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.25 GHz | 1.35 GHz |
| Execution Units | 32 | 32 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-N305 and Core 3 N350 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-N305 and Core 3 N350 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2160@60Hz | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096 x 2160@60Hz | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i3-N305 and Core 3 N350 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-N305 and Core 3 N350.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 9 | 9 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.2 | 2.0/3.2 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.14 | 4.83 |
| Recency | 3 January 2023 | 7 January 2025 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 7 Watt |
i3-N305 has a 27.1% higher aggregate performance score.
3 N350, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 114.3% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i3-N305 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 3 N350 in performance tests.
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