Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core i3 N305

VS

Apple M2 Pro

Intel Core i3 N305

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Pro with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i3 N305 with 8 cores 1.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 Pro 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 38.4GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i3 N305 's Advantages

Lower TDP (15W vs 30W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2 Pro +61%

1632

Intel Core i3 N305

1010

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2 Pro +216%

13929

Intel Core i3 N305

4407

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 Pro +107%

2650

Intel Core i3 N305

1275

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 Pro +191%

14275

Intel Core i3 N305

4905

Blender

Apple M2 Pro +308%

253

Intel Core i3 N305

62

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M2 Pro +82%

1986

Intel Core i3 N305

1086

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M2 Pro +222%

14863

Intel Core i3 N305

4607

Apple M2 Pro

VS

Intel Core i3 N305

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

Jan 2023

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i3-N305

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1744

Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics (32EU)

Package

40 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

30 W

Power Consumption

9-15 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

105°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

-

8

Performance Core Threads

-

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4

Efficiency Cores

8

4

Efficiency Core Threads

8

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1.8 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

12

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

8

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

18x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

2 MB shared

-

L3 Cache

6 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-4800

32 GB

Max Memory Size

16 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

1

204.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

38.4 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1250 MHz

2432

Shader Units

256

152

Texture Units

16

76

Raster Operation Units

8

304

Execution Units

32

35 W

Power Consumption

45 W

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

6.8 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

0.74 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Core i3 N305

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

-

PCIe Lanes

9

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