Intel Core i3-N300 vs Intel Core i5-10500H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-N300 and Intel Core i5-10500H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-N300

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • 6.4x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 45 Watt
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 7 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10500H

  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • 2097152x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2584 vs 2068
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11224 vs 8693
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2MB (per module)
L3 cache 12 MB vs 6MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2584 vs 2068
PassMark - CPU mark 11224 vs 8693

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-N300
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-10500H

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2068
2584
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8693
11224
Name Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i5-10500H
PassMark - Single thread mark 2068 2584
PassMark - CPU mark 8693 11224
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4458

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i5-10500H

Essentials

Launch date 3 Jan 2023 Q4'20
Launch price (MSRP) $309 $250
Place in performance rating 1153 1145
Architecture codename Comet Lake
Processor Number i5-10500H
Series 10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 100 MHz 2.50 GHz
L1 cache 96K (per core)
L2 cache 2MB (per module) 4 MB
L3 cache 6MB (shared) 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 8 6
Number of threads 8 12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4, DDR5, 4800 MHz, Single-channel DDR4-2933
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported Intel BGA 1264 FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 7 Watt 45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 35 Watt
Package Size 42mm x 28mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 3, 9 Lanes, (CPU only) Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0

Graphics

Device ID 0x9BC4
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)