Intel Core i3-N300 vs Intel Core i5-8257U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-N300 and Intel Core i5-8257U 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

Intel Core i3-N300

Intel Core i5-8257U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-N300

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
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
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8497 vs 7465

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8497 vs 7465

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8257U

Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2261 vs 2116

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L3 cache	6 MB vs 6MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2261 vs 2116

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-N300
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8257U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2116

2261

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8497

7465

Name	Intel Core i3-N300	Intel Core i5-8257U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2116	2261
PassMark - CPU mark	8497	7465
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		966
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3728
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3030
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3030

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-N300	Intel Core i5-8257U
Essentials
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	Q3'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$309
Place in performance rating	1143	1146
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Processor Number		i5-8257U
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	100 MHz	1.40 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per module)
L3 cache	6MB (shared)	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5, 4800 MHz, Single-channel	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1264	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 9 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1, 4x1
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x3EA6
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)