Core i3-N305 vs Gemini Lake

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Primary details

Comparing Gemini Lake and Core i3-N305 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated982
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Architecture codenameGoldmont Plus (2017)Alder Lake-N
Release date11 December 2017 (6 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$152 no data

Detailed specifications

Gemini Lake and Core i3-N305 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 coresno data8 (Octa-Core)
Threadsno data8
Base clock speedno data0.1 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data96 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per module)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Gemini Lake and Core i3-N305 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Gemini Lake and Core i3-N305. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NIno data+
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoringno data+
GPIOno data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Gemini Lake and Core i3-N305 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Gemini Lake and Core i3-N305 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

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

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Gemini Lake and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Gemini Lake and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Gemini Lake and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Gemini Lake and Core i3-N305.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data9
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 December 2017 3 January 2023

We couldn't decide between Gemini Lake and Core i3-N305. We've got no test results to judge.


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