Intel Core i3-N300 vs Intel Core i7-4790K. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Family
  Intel Core i3 Intel Core i7
• CPU group
  Intel Core i N300 Intel Core i 4000
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Generation
  13 4

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Frequency
  1.80 GHz 4.00 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• GPU name
  Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel HD Graphics 4600
• GPU frequency
  0.30 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.30 GHz 1.25 GHz
• Execution units
  32 20
• Shader
  256 160
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB 2 GB
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Generation
  11 7.5
• Technology
  10 nm 22 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2021 Q2/2013

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No
• AV1
  Decode No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-4790K and Intel Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  DDR5-5600
• Max. Memory
  32 GB 32 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2
• ECC
  Yes No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-N300 and Intel Core i7-4790K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  7 W 88 W
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C --

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-N300 and Intel Core i3-N300, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Technology
  10 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  BGA LGA 1150
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  6.00 MB 8.00 MB
• Architecture
  Alder Lake N Devils Canyon S
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q2/2014