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Intel Core i3-N305
The Intel Core i3-N305 is an entry-level mobile SoC from Intel's Alder Lake-N series, launched in January 2023. It pairs eight Gracemont efficiency cores with no Hyper-Threading, aimed at fanless Chromebooks and budget thin-and-light laptops handling basic productivity work.
Pros
- Eight Gracemont efficiency cores handle multitasking better than earlier quad-core N-series chips
- Configurable down to a 9W TDP suits fanless, low-noise designs
- Supports modern DDR5 and LPDDR5 memory alongside DDR4
- Built-in Quick Sync video engine with AV1 hardware decoding
- Widely used across affordable Chromebooks and thin-and-light laptops
Cons
- No Hyper-Threading and no performance cores cap single-thread ceiling
- Single-channel memory controller limits bandwidth
- Integrated graphics are too weak for modern 3D gaming
- 16GB memory ceiling restricts heavier multitasking
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core i3-N305
General
- Announced
- 2023
- Process
- 10 nm
- Base TDP
- 15 W
- Max TDP
- 35 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 8
- Performance cores
- 0
- Efficiency cores
- 8
- Threads
- 8
- Base clock
- 1.8 GHz
- Boost clock
- 3.8 GHz
- L3 cache
- 6 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU)
- iGPU clock
- 1,250 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
- Max memory
- 16 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,274Bottom 6%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 4,681Bottom 9%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 983Bottom 9%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 5,049Bottom 13%
- PassMark
- 9,350Bottom 17%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
- 567Bottom 23%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i3-N305 good in 2026?
The Intel Core i3-N305 earns an Inno Score of 36.9/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Intel Core i3-N305 is an entry-level mobile SoC from Intel's Alder Lake-N series, launched in January 2023. It pairs eight Gracemont efficiency cores with no Hyper-Threading, aimed at fanless Chromebooks and budget thin-and-light laptops handling basic productivity work.
Does the Intel Core i3-N305 count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 9,350 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26, 2026), which puts it in Tier C of our CPU tier checker: older or low-power Core i7, and many recent Core i5 chips. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core i3-N305?
Cores: 8 · Threads: 8 · Boost clock: 3.8 GHz · Base TDP: 15 W
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core i3-N305?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i7-10510U, Intel Core i7-10750H, Intel Core i7-8550U — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
