Intel Core 3 304 vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000
59.2Single-core22.9
30.6Multi-core20.9
93Efficiencyspec-based82.2
40.4iGPU22
37.2Platformspec-based24.4
13 spec wins — Intel Core 3 3041 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N6000
InnoReviews verdict
Intel Core 3 304 wins this laptop processor face-off, 49.1 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+36) and iGPU (+18). Intel Pentium Silver N6000 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Intel Core 3 304
- Stronger single-core score: 59 vs 23
- Stronger multi-core score: 31 vs 21
- Stronger iGPU score: 40 vs 22
- 319% higher PassMark: 12,194 vs 2,908
- 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB
Reasons to pick the Intel Pentium Silver N6000
- 60% lower Base TDP: 6 W vs 15 W
General
| Spec | Intel Core 3 304 | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2021 |
| Process | 2 nm+80% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | 15 W | 6 W+60% |
| Max TDP | 35 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Core 3 304 | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 5+25% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 1 | 0 |
| Efficiency cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 5+25% | 4 |
| Base clock | 1.5 GHz+36% | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.3 GHz+30% | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 cache | 6 MB+50% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Core 3 304 | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Intel Graphics (1 Xe3-core) | Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU) |
| iGPU clock | 2,300 MHz | 850 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Core 3 304 | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-6400 | DDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933 |
| Max memory | 64 GB+300% | 16 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Core 3 304 | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,407Bottom 40% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 5,987Bottom 14% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,765+164%Top 43% | 669Bottom 3% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 5,263+204%Bottom 16% | 1,730Bottom 3% |
| PassMark | 12,194+319%Bottom 22% | 2,908Bottom 3% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 753+129%Bottom 30% | 329Bottom 6% |
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