Pentium Gold 8500 vs i3-N305

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-N305 and Pentium Gold 8500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1073	not rated
Place by popularity	78	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Power efficiency	39.62	no data
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N (2023)	no data
Release date	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)	1 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$309	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-N305 and Pentium Gold 8500 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	8 (Octa-Core)	5 (Penta-Core)
Threads	8	6
Base clock speed	0.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	2 MB (per module)	no data
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-N305 and Pentium Gold 8500 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	FCBGA1264	FCBGA1781
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	29 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-N305 and Pentium Gold 8500. 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)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
GPIO	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i3-N305 and Pentium Gold 8500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-N305 and Pentium Gold 8500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-N305 and Pentium Gold 8500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-N305 and Pentium Gold 8500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-N305 and Pentium Gold 8500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-N305 and Pentium Gold 8500 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 Core i3-N305 and Pentium Gold 8500.

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

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 January 2023	1 January 2022
Physical cores	8	5
Threads	8	6
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	29 Watt

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