i3-N305 vs Pentium 8500

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated1074
Place by popularitynot in top-10078
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-Mno data
Power efficiencyno data39.60
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-U (2022)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date23 February 2022 (2 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Detailed specifications

Pentium 8500 and Core i3-N305 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 cores5 (Penta-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads68
Base clock speed1 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2 MB (per module)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 8500 and Core i3-N305 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
SocketIntel BGA 1781FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)9 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 8500 and Core i3-N305. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
GPIOno data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

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

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

Virtualization technologies

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

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

Memory specs

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

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels21

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency800 MHz1.25 GHz
Execution Units4832

Graphics interfaces

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

Number of displays supported43

Graphics image quality

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

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 8500 and Core i3-N305 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.112.1
OpenGL4.64.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 8500 and Core i3-N305.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes149
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 February 2022 3 January 2023
Physical cores 5 8
Threads 6 8
Power consumption (TDP) 9 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium 8500 has 66.7% lower power consumption.

i3-N305, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 60% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Pentium 8500 and Core i3-N305. We've got no test results to judge.


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