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Intel

Intel Core i3-N305

Processor

CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 8
Maximum boost clock: 3.8 GHz
Thermal design power: 15 W^*

Rendering performance

Benchmark setupMedian score · higher is better

Three-scene Blender rendering throughput. Versions, operating systems and rendering backends remain separate. This is not a gaming score.

Blender 4.3.0 / Windows / CPU

Intel Core i3-N305 30.99 samples/min 3 complete runs · Middle 50%: 28.06 - 37.28 · 8 core / 8 thread · Latest: 2025-03-02

Community submissions; cooling, power limits and system configuration can affect results.

Recorded results

Only the same benchmark, version, workload, scenario and unit share a row. Missing results are not zero. System results include the full submitted hardware and software configuration.

Blender Cycles / classroomCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i3-N305

9.36 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Mar 2, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 8
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / Complete suiteCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i3-N305

30.99 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Mar 2, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 8
CPU sockets: 1
25th percentile: 28.060773431659
75th percentile: 37.281062607429

Blender Cycles / junkshopCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i3-N305

3.71 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Mar 2, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 8
CPU sockets: 1

Blender Cycles / monsterCPU / Windows · 4.3.0 · samples/min

Intel Core i3-N305

19.57 samples/min

3 submissions · median result

Latest submission: Mar 2, 2025

Rendering backend: CPU
Operating system: Windows
Statistic: Median
Evaluation type: community rendering submissions
CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 8
CPU sockets: 1

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 8
Graphics: Intel® UHD Graphics^*
CPU threads: 8
Base clock: 1.8 GHz
Integrated GPU maximum dynamic frequency: 1,250 MHz^*
Maximum boost clock: 3.8 GHz
Socket / package: FCBGA1264^*
Manufacturing process: Intel 7^*

Cache hierarchy

Smart Cache / shared
Level
Smart Cache
Scope
shared
Size
6 MB
Reported cache^*
Size
6 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*
Scope
Intel® Smart Cache^*

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 1^*

Supported memory

DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR5 4800 MT/s LPDDR5 4800 MT/s^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 15 W^*
Processor base power: 15 W

CPU power specifications

Configurable TDP-down^*
Power specification
Configurable TDP-down^*
Rated power
9 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 60 fields

AESTech

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

BornOnDate

Q1'23^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

Cache

6 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

ChipsetPCHPCIeRevision

Gen 3^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

ClockSpeedMax

3.80 GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

CodeNameText

Products formerly Alder Lake-N^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

ConfigTDPMin

9 W^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

CoreCount

8^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

CpuId

231805^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

CpuName

Intel® Core™ i3-N305 Processor^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

DeviceProtectionTechBootGuardVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

ECCMemory

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

Embedded

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

ExtendedPageTables

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

GaussianNeuralAcceleratorVersion

3.0^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

GeneralPurposeIO

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

Graphics4KSupportLevel

Yes. at 60Hz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

GraphicsDeviceId

0x46D0^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

GraphicsDirectXSupport

12.1^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

GraphicsExecutionUnits

32^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

GraphicsMaxFreq

1.25 GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

GraphicsMaxResolutionDP

4096 x 2160@60Hz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

GraphicsMaxResolutionHDMI

4096 x 2160@60Hz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

GraphicsOpenCLSupport

3.0^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

GraphicsOpenGLSupport

4.6^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

GraphicsOutput

eDP 1.4b. DP 1.4. HDMI 2.1. MIPI-DSI 1.3^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

HyperThreading

No^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

ImageProcessingUnitVersion

6.0^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

InstructionSet

64-bit^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

InstructionSetExtensions

Intel® SSE4.1. Intel® SSE4.2. Intel® AVX2^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

IntelHighDefinitionAudio

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

IntelSmartSoundTechnology

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

IntelWakeonVoice

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

Lithography

Intel 7^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

MarketSegment

Mobile^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

MaxCPUs

1^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

MaxMem

16 GB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

MaxTDP

15 W^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

MemoryMaxSpeedMhz

4800 MHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

MemoryTypes

DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR5 4800 MT/s LPDDR5 4800 MT/s^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

MipiSoundwireVersion

1.2^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

NumDisplaysSupported

3^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

NumMemoryChannels

1^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

NumPCIExpressPorts

9^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

OSGuardTechVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

PackageSize

35mm x 24mm^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

ProcessorGraphicsModelId

Intel® UHD Graphics^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

ProcessorNumber

i3-N305^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

ProductGroup

Intel® Core™ i3 Processor N-series^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

QuickSyncVideo

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

SocketsSupported

FCBGA1264^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

SpeedShiftTechVersion

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

SpeedstepTechnology

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

StatusCodeText

Launched^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

ThermalJunctionRateCode

105°C^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

ThermalMonitoring2Indicator

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

ThreadCount

8^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

USBRevision

2.0/3.2^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

VTD

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

VTX

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: intel-cpus.csv^*
row: 202^*

Specifications 2 · 10 fields

Cache: 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*
MaxTDP: 15^* W
BornOnDate: Q1'23^*
Model: Intel® Core™ i3-N305 Processor^*
Price: $309.00^*
MarketSegment: Mobile^*
Lithography: Intel 7^*
CoreCount: 8^*
ThreadCount: 8^*
ClockSpeedMax: 3.8^* GHz

Specifications 3 · 60 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$309.00^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Price scope: Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.^*

Intel® Speed Shift Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

No^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Intel® Image Processing Unit

6.0^*

Intel® Smart Sound Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Wake on Voice

Yes^*

Intel® High Definition Audio

Yes^*

MIPI SoundWire*

1.2^*

Total Cores

8^*

Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology

Yes^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Intel® OS Guard

Yes^*

Intel® Boot Guard

Yes^*

Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC)

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

USB Revision

2.0/3.2^*

Total Threads

8^*

General Purpose IO

Yes^*

Max Turbo Frequency

3.8^* GHz

Cache

6.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

TDP

15^* W

Configurable TDP-down

9^* W

Marketing Status

Launched^*

Launch Date

Q1'23^*

Embedded Options Available

Yes^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

16^* GB

Memory Types

DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR5 4800 MT/s LPDDR5 4800 MT/s^*

Product Collection

Intel® Core™ i3 Processor N-series^*

Max # of Memory Channels

1^*

ECC Memory Supported ‡

No^*

Maximum Memory Speed

4,800^* MHz

GPU Name‡

Intel® UHD Graphics^*

Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency

1.25^* GHz

Vertical Segment

Mobile^*

Graphics Output

eDP 1.4b | DP 1.4 | HDMI 2.1 | MIPI-DSI 1.3^*

Execution Units

32^*

Max Resolution (HDMI)‡

4096 x 2160@60Hz^*

Max Resolution (DP)‡

4096 x 2160@60Hz^*

DirectX* Support

12.1^*

OpenGL* Support

4.6^*

OpenCL* Support

3.0^*

Intel® Quick Sync Video

Yes^*

Processor Number

i3-N305^*

# of Displays Supported ‡

3^*

Device ID

0x46D0^*

4K Support

Yes | at 60Hz^*

Lithography

Intel 7^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

9^*

Chipset / PCH PCIe Revision

Gen 3^*

Sockets Supported

FCBGA1264^*

Max CPU Configuration

1^*

TJUNCTION

105^* °C

Package Size

35mm x 24mm^*

Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator

3.0^*

* Provisional data