Intel Core i3-N300 vs Intel Core i7-8650U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-N300 and Intel Core i7-8650U 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-N300

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 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
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 15 Watt
  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8750 vs 6250
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 Jan 2023 vs 21 August 2017
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 96K (per core) vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 7 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 8750 vs 6250

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8650U

  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • 524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 1398101.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.20 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L2 cache 1 MB vs 2MB (per module)
L3 cache 8 MB vs 6MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2125 vs 2122

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-N300
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8650U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2122
2125
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8750
6250
Name Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i7-8650U
PassMark - Single thread mark 2122 2125
PassMark - CPU mark 8750 6250
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 944
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2786
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 27.77
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 307.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.671
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 30.722
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1897
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1786
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3234
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1897
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1786
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3234

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i7-8650U

Essentials

Launch date 3 Jan 2023 21 August 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $309 $409
Place in performance rating 1133 1138
Architecture codename Kaby Lake R
Processor Number i7-8650U
Series 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 100 MHz 1.90 GHz
L1 cache 96K (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 2MB (per module) 1 MB
L3 cache 6MB (shared) 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 4.20 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
Die size 123 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4, DDR5, 4800 MHz, Single-channel DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported Intel BGA 1264 FC-BGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 7 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 10 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up 25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 2.10 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 42mm X 24mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 3, 9 Lanes, (CPU only) 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max number of PCIe lanes 12
PCI Express revision 3.0

Graphics

Device ID 0x5917
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 620

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@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

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)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

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