Intel Core i3 N305 vs Intel Core i7 8550U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2023
Aug 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Kaby Lake R
Processor Number
i3-N305
i7-8550U
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (32EU)
UHD Graphics 620
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
BGA-1744
BGA-1356
Power Consumption
9-15 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Efficiency Cores
8
—
Efficiency Core Threads
8
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.8 GHz
—
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
—
Total Core Count
8
4
Total Thread Count
8
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
18
18x
L1 Cache
96 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB shared
256 K per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
8 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Cores
—
4
Performance Core Threads
—
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
—
1.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800,DDR4-3200,LPDDR5-4800
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max Memory Size
16 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
1
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
38.4 GB/s
37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1250 MHz
1150 MHz
Shader Units
256
192
Texture Units
16
24
Raster Operation Units
8
3
Execution Units
32
24
Power Consumption
15
15 W
Max Resolution
—
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
9
12
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,017
979
Cinebench R23
4,409
2,960
Geekbench 6
1,338
1,153
Geekbench 5
1,086
966
Geekbench 6
5,279
2,890
Geekbench 5
4,607
2,960
Blender
62
56
Passmark CPU
2,190
2,059
Passmark CPU
10,001
5,894
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.