Mobile Pentium II 400 vs i3-N305

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-N305 and Mobile Pentium II 400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1065not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Mobile Pentium II
Power efficiency39.56no data
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-N (2023)P6
Release date3 January 2023 (1 year ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$309no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-N305 and Mobile Pentium II 400 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads81
Base clock speed0.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz0.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Multiplierno data6
L1 cache96 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (per module)256 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm250 nm, 180 nm
Die sizeno data180 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data27 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-N305 and Mobile Pentium II 400 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1264no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt13.1 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-N305 and Mobile Pentium II 400. 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)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-N305 and Mobile Pentium II 400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-N305 and Mobile Pentium II 400 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-N305 and Mobile Pentium II 400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5no data
Maximum memory size16 GB64 GB
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphicsno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data
Execution Units32no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-N305 and Mobile Pentium II 400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-N305 and Mobile Pentium II 400 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 i3-N305 and Mobile Pentium II 400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-N305 and Mobile Pentium II 400.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes9no data
USB revision2.0/3.2no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 1
Threads 8 1
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 13 Watt

i3-N305 has 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

Mobile Pentium II 400, on the other hand, has 15.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-N305 and Mobile Pentium II 400. We've got no test results to judge.


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