i3-N305 vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
2023
11 cores / 11 threads, 27 Watt
15.61
+149%
Core i3-N305
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.28

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core outperforms Core i3-N305 by a whopping 149% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i3-N305 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4431073
Place by popularitynot in top-10078
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3no data
Power efficiency54.7139.62
Architecture codenameno dataAlder Lake-N (2023)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i3-N305 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores11 (Undeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads118
Base clock speed2.748 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data96 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per module)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors37000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i3-N305 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i3-N305. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+

Security technologies

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i3-N305 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i3-N305 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i3-N305. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPUIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i3-N305.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data9
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 15.61
+149%
i3-N305 6.28

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 24788
+148%
i3-N305 9980

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 1913
+131%
i3-N305 829

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 281
+70.6%
i3-N305 165

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 13312
+187%
i3-N305 4644

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 2331
+118%
i3-N305 1071

WebXPRT 3

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 431
+132%
i3-N305 185

CrossMark Overall

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 1966
+123%
i3-N305 881

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 14412
+205%
i3-N305 4727

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 3113
+136%
i3-N305 1318

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.61 6.28
Recency 30 October 2023 3 January 2023
Physical cores 11 8
Threads 11 8
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has a 148.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, and 37.5% more physical cores and 37.5% more threads.

i3-N305, on the other hand, has 80% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Pro 11-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-N305 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Core i3-N305, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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