i3-N300 vs Pentium G3260

Place in the ranking	2266	1159
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Power efficiency	2.34	74.10
Architecture codename	no data	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	1 January 2015 (9 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$309

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3260 and Core i3-N300 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	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.8 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per module)
L3 cache	3 MB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3260 and Core i3-N300 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	FCLGA1150	FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3260 and Core i3-N300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
GPIO	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium G3260 and Core i3-N300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3260 and Core i3-N300 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3260 and Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics
Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	no data	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3260 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3260 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3260 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.1/12	12.1
OpenGL	4.3	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3260 and Core i3-N300.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	9
USB revision	no data	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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium G3260 1.32

i3-N300 5.51
+317%

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.

Pentium G3260 2096

i3-N300 8750
+317%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.32	5.51
Integrated graphics card	0.77	5.58
Recency	1 January 2015	3 January 2023
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	7 Watt

i3-N300 has a 317.4% higher aggregate performance score, 624.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 657.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-N300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3260 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G3260 is a desktop processor while Core i3-N300 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3260 and Core i3-N300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.