i3-N305 vs Celeron 7300

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 7300 and Core i3-N305 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1063
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Power efficiency	no data	39.56
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-U (2022)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	23 February 2022 (2 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$309

Detailed specifications

Celeron 7300 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 cores	5 (Penta-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	5	8
Base clock speed	no data	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	2 MB (per module)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 7300 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1781	FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	9 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 7300 and Core i3-N305. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
GPIO	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Celeron 7300 and Core i3-N305 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 7300 and Core i3-N305 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 7300 and Core i3-N305. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	48	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 7300 and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 7300 and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 7300 and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 7300 and Core i3-N305.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	14	9
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 February 2022	3 January 2023
Physical cores	5	8
Threads	5	8
Power consumption (TDP)	9 Watt	15 Watt

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