i3-N300 vs i3-11100B

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-11100B and Core i3-N300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	987	1152
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Power efficiency	10.42	73.64
Architecture codename	no data	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$309

Detailed specifications

Core i3-11100B and Core i3-N300 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per module)
L3 cache	12 MB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-11100B and Core i3-N300 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	no data	FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-11100B and Core i3-N300. 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	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i3-11100B and Core i3-N300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-11100B and Core i3-N300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-11100B and Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	Up to 3200 MT/s	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	128 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.4 GHz	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	16	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-11100B and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	4	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-11100B and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304@30Hz	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2304@60Hz	4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-11100B and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-11100B and Core i3-N300.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	9
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.29	5.55
Recency	1 April 2021	3 January 2023
Physical cores	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	7 Watt

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