Intel Core i3-N305 vs Intel Core i5-8365U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-N305 and Intel Core i5-8365U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 - 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-N305

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 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
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2146 vs 2082
  • Around 63% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9790 vs 5989
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 Jan 2023 vs 8 April 2019
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100 °C
L1 cache 768 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 16 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2146 vs 2082
PassMark - CPU mark 9790 vs 5989

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8365U

  • 2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 16 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-N305
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8365U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2146
2082
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9790
5989
Name Intel Core i3-N305 Intel Core i5-8365U
PassMark - Single thread mark 2146 2082
PassMark - CPU mark 9790 5989
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 687
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2217
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1539
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3019
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4949
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1539
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3019
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4949

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-N305 Intel Core i5-8365U

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake-N Whiskey Lake-U
Launch date 3 Jan 2023 8 April 2019
Place in performance rating 1120 1055
Processor Number i3-N305
Series Intel Core i3 Processor N-series Core i5
Vertical segment Mobile Laptop
Launch price (MSRP) $297

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 768 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 16 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100 °C
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 8
Base frequency 4.1 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB) 14 nm

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory size 16 GB 32 GB
Supported memory frequency 4800 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 35.76 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x46D0
Execution Units 32 24
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.25 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 620
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max frequency 1100 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory 32 GB

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3 3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096 x 2160@60Hz 4096x2304@60 Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60 Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24 Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1 12
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 9 Watt 10 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1264 BGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP-up 25 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 9 16
USB revision 2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1, 4x1

Security & Reliability

Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Virtualization

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