i3-N300 vs i9-10980XE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i9-10980XE
2019
18 cores / 36 threads, 165 Watt
20.56
+284%
Core i3-N300
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 7 Watt
5.35

Core i9-10980XE outperforms Core i3-N300 by a whopping 284% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10980XE and Core i3-N300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2731178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.71no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency11.7972.33
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-X (2019)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date19 October 2019 (5 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$979$309

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-10980XE 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads368
Base clock speed3 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s DMI3 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per module)
L3 cache24.75 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature86 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10980XE 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA2066Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10980XE 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® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i9-10980XE and Core i3-N300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10980XE and Core i3-N300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10980XE and Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth94 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) ( - 1250 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10980XE and Core i3-N300.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes489

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.

i9-10980XE 20.56
+284%
i3-N300 5.35

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.

i9-10980XE 32658
+284%
i3-N300 8497

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i9-10980XE 7847
+172%
i3-N300 2884

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i9-10980XE 59479
+395%
i3-N300 12014

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i9-10980XE 14129
+232%
i3-N300 4261

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i9-10980XE 2.81
+522%
i3-N300 17.49

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i9-10980XE 38
+622%
i3-N300 5

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i9-10980XE 3744
+800%
i3-N300 416

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i9-10980XE 208
+145%
i3-N300 85

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i9-10980XE 2.36
+131%
i3-N300 1.02

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i9-10980XE 18.2
+600%
i3-N300 2.6

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i9-10980XE 7172
+275%
i3-N300 1915

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i9-10980XE 158
+446%
i3-N300 29

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i9-10980XE 215
+102%
i3-N300 107

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i9-10980XE 16480
+516%
i3-N300 2674

Blender(-)

i9-10980XE 130
i3-N300 1095
+742%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i9-10980XE 1260
+101%
i3-N300 626

7-Zip Single

i9-10980XE 5371
+123%
i3-N300 2403

7-Zip

i9-10980XE 93077
+677%
i3-N300 11976

WebXPRT 3

i9-10980XE 239
+129%
i3-N300 104

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.56 5.35
Recency 19 October 2019 3 January 2023
Physical cores 18 8
Threads 36 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 7 Watt

i9-10980XE has a 284.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 125% more physical cores and 350% more threads.

i3-N300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 2257.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-10980XE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-N300 in performance tests.

Note that Core i9-10980XE is a desktop processor while Core i3-N300 is a notebook one.


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