i3-N300 vs i7-6870HQ

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6870HQ and Core i3-N300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiencyno data72.33
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date2 January 2016 (8 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$434$309

Detailed specifications

Core i7-6870HQ 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.7 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache256 KB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per module)
L3 cache8 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6870HQ 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1440Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6870HQ and Core i3-N300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAM128 MBno data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-6870HQ and Core i3-N300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6870HQ and Core i3-N300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6870HQ and Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) ( - 1250 MHz)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-6870HQ and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-6870HQ and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-6870HQ and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6870HQ and Core i3-N300.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes169

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 4.78 3.29
Recency 2 January 2016 3 January 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 7 Watt

i7-6870HQ has 45.3% faster integrated GPU.

i3-N300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 542.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-6870HQ and Core i3-N300. We've got no test results to judge.


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