Intel Core i3-N305 vs Intel Core i3-8100H. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  Intel Core i N300 Intel Core i 8000H
• Family
  Intel Core i3 Intel Core i3
• Generation
  13 8
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  1.8 GHz 3 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Core Configuration
  8x Gracemont -
• CPU Cores
  8 4
• CPU Threads
  8 4
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  3.8 GHz No turbo
• Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
  3.2 GHz -
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  - No turbo

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

• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Execution units
  32 24
• Generation
  11 9.5
• GPU Frequency
  300 MHz 350 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel UHD Graphics 770 Intel UHD Graphics 630
• GPU Turbo
  1300 MHz 1000 MHz
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB 64 GB
• Release date
  Q4/2021 Q4/2017
• Shader
  256 192
• Technology
  10 nm 14 nm

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

• AV1
  Decode No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-8100H and Intel Core i3-N305. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Max. Memory
  32 GB 64 GB
• Memory Bandwidth
  89.6 GB/s -
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2
• Memory type
  DDR5-5600 DDR4-2666
• PCIe
  4.0 x 16 -
• PCIe lanes
  - 16
• PCIe version
  - 3.0

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-N305 and Intel Core i3-8100H Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  100 °C 100 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  15 W 45 W
• TDP down
  - 35 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-N305 and Intel Core i3-8100H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Alder Lake N Coffee Lake H
• Chip design
  Monolithic -
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L2-Cache
  2 MB -
• L3-Cache
  6 MB 6 MB
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux -
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q3/2018
• Socket
  BGA BGA 1440
• Technology
  10 nm 14 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d