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Intel Core i3-N305 vs Intel Core i7-7500U

Intel Core i3-N305
36.9Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-7500U
—Inno Score
31.4Single-core—
28Multi-core20.9
75.3Efficiencyspec-based66.4
34.1iGPU21.4
30.5Platformspec-based28.9
9 spec wins — Intel Core i3-N3052 spec wins — Intel Core i7-7500U

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-7500U lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-N305

  • Stronger multi-core score: 28 vs 21
  • Stronger iGPU score: 34 vs 21
  • 300% higher cores: 8 vs 2
  • 157% higher PassMark: 9,350 vs 3,636
  • 100% higher threads: 8 vs 4

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-7500U

  • 100% higher Max memory: 32 GB vs 16 GB
  • 50% higher Base clock: 2.7 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

General

General comparison: Intel Core i3-N305 versus Intel Core i7-7500U
SpecIntel Core i3-N305Intel Core i7-7500U
Announced20232016
Process10 nm+29%14 nm
Base TDP15 W15 W
Max TDP35 W+40%25 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core i3-N305 versus Intel Core i7-7500U
SpecIntel Core i3-N305Intel Core i7-7500U
Cores8+300%2
Performance cores0—
Efficiency cores8—
Threads8+100%4
Base clock1.8 GHz2.7 GHz+50%
Boost clock3.8 GHz+9%3.5 GHz
L3 cache6 MB+50%4 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core i3-N305 versus Intel Core i7-7500U
SpecIntel Core i3-N305Intel Core i7-7500U
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics (32 EU)Intel HD Graphics 620
iGPU clock1,250 MHz1,050 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core i3-N305 versus Intel Core i7-7500U
SpecIntel Core i3-N305Intel Core i7-7500U
Memory supportDDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600
Max memory16 GB32 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core i3-N305 versus Intel Core i7-7500U
SpecIntel Core i3-N305Intel Core i7-7500U
Geekbench 6 (single)1,274Bottom 6%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,681Bottom 9%—
Cinebench R23 (single)983Bottom 9%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)5,049Bottom 13%—
PassMark9,350+157%Bottom 17%3,636Bottom 5%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)567+77%Bottom 23%320Bottom 5%

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