3 N355 vs i7-11850H
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-11850H outperforms Core 3 N355 by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-11850H and Core 3 N355 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 618 | 1048 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Tiger Lake | no data |
| Power efficiency | 34.53 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Tiger Lake-H (2021) | no data |
| Release date | 11 May 2021 (3 years ago) | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-11850H and Core 3 N355 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm SuperFin | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-11850H and Core 3 N355 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 | FCBGA1787 | FCBGA1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-11850H and Core 3 N355. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| SIPP | + | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core i7-11850H and Core 3 N355 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-11850H and Core 3 N355 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-11850H and Core 3 N355. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.2 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® Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.45 GHz | 1.35 GHz |
| Execution Units | 32 | 32 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-11850H and Core 3 N355 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 4 | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-11850H and Core 3 N355 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@60Hz | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 7680x4320@60Hz | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i7-11850H and Core 3 N355 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 i7-11850H and Core 3 N355.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.68 | 6.82 |
| Recency | 11 May 2021 | 1 January 2025 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
i7-11850H has a 85.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.
3 N355, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.
The Core i7-11850H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 3 N355 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-11850H and Core 3 N355, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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