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Intel Core i7-11700K vs Intel Core i3-N300 vs Intel Processor N95

Intel Core i7-11700K

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The Intel Core i7-11700K is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Rocket Lake architecture. The CPU offers 8 cores and 16 threads clocked at 3.6 - 4.9 GHz. The TDP is rated at 125 Watt (PL1, power limit sustained load) but the PL2 is set to around 250 Watt for short term boosts (up to 56 seconds). 

The Sunny Cove processor cores (known from the Ice Lake mobile CPUs) offer larger caches and an improved IPC (up to 19%). Furthermore, the chip also includes (partly) integrated WiFi 6E and Thunderbolt 4. The platform supports PCIe 4.0 and Intel DL Boost for AI acceleration.

The faster Rocket Lake-S CPUs also integrate a new Intel UHD Graphics 750 that is based on the current Intel Xe architecture (e.g. mobile Tiger Lake).

The CPU is manufactured on an old 14 nm process like the Comet Lake predecessors.

Intel Core i3-N300

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The Intel Core i3-N305 is an entry-level mobile CPU for thin and light laptops from the Alder Lake-N series. It was announced in early 2023 and offers no performance cores and 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The chip does not support HyperThreading and clocks with up to 3.8 GHz (single core, 3 GHz all core Turbo). The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 6 MB L3-cache. 

Performance

The performance depends on the cooling and TDP settings and should be somewhere similar to the old  Alder Lake Pentium 8500 (1 performance core, 4 efficiency cores, max. 4.4 GHz and 8 MB L3-cache). The multi-threaded performance should be quite good with the 8 cores but will suffer due to the low TDP. Single thread performance will suffer due to the missing P-cores and relatively low boost clock speeds.

Features

The Alder Lake-N chips only support single channel memory with up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 or LPDDR5-4800. The chip also supports Quick Sync and AV1 decoding (most likely same engine as in Alder Lake). Furthermore, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 are partly integrated (but no Thunderbolt). External chips can be connected via PCIe Gen3 x9 (via the PCH).

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and offersall 32 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.25 GHz. In addition to the single channel memory, the gaming performance is very limited of the iGPU.

Power consumption

The i3 has a base power consumption of 7 W and is therefore even suited for fanless cooling. The CPU is built with a further improved 10nm SuperFin process at Intel (called Intel 7).

Intel Processor N95

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The Intel Processor N95 (sometimes also called Celeron N95 or Pentium N95) is an entry-level mobile CPU for thin and light laptops from the Alder Lake-N series. It was announced in early 2023 and offers no performance cores and 4 of the 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The chip does not support HyperThreading and clocks with up to 3.4 GHz. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 6 MB L3-cache. Compared to the similar Processor N100, the N95 offers a slightly higher TDP and therefore maybe a slightly improved sustained performance.

Performance

The average N95 in our database is in the same league as the Pentium 7505 and the Core i3-1115G4, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. That's not a great result, to put it mildly.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.

Features

The Alder Lake-N chips only support single channel memory with up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 or LPDDR5-4800. The chip also supports Quick Sync and AV1 decoding (most likely same engine as in Alder Lake). Furthermore, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 are partly integrated (but no Thunderbolt). External chips can be connected via PCIe Gen3 x9 (via the PCH).

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and offers only 16 of the 32 EUs (Execution Units) operating at only 1200 MHz. Due to the single channel memory, low clock speeds, and low shader count, the gaming performance of the iGPU is very limited.

Power consumption

The N95 has a base power consumption of 12 W (compared to the 6 W of the N100) and is therefore well suited for thin and light systems. The CPU is built with a further improved 10nm SuperFin process at Intel (called Intel 7).

ModelIntel Core i7-11700KIntel Core i3-N300Intel Processor N95
SeriesIntel Rocket LakeIntel Alder Lake-NIntel Alder Lake-N
CodenameRocket LakeAlder Lake-NAlder Lake-N
Series: Alder Lake-N Alder Lake-N
Intel Core i9-11900K3.5 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11700K « 3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-117002.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11600K3.9 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400F2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400T1.3 - 3.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N3051.8 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N300 « - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N2001 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N97 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N95 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N1001 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N501 - 3.4 GHz2 / 2 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N3051.8 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N300 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N2001 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N97 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N95 « - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N1001 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N501 - 3.4 GHz2 / 2 cores6 MB L3
Clock3600 - 5000 MHz <=3800 MHz <=3400 MHz
L1 Cache640 KB
L2 Cache4 MB
L3 Cache16 MB6 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 168 / 8
8 x 3.8 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
4 / 4
4 x 3.4 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
TDP125 Watt7 Watt15 Watt
Technology14 nm10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.100 °C105 °C105 °C
SocketLGA1200BGA1264
FeaturesDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 8 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR4-3200/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-4800 RAM (sin. chan.), PCIe 3, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) (350 - 1300 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) ( - 1250 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-11700K
41.2 pt (57%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i3-N300
20 pt (28%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - N95
26.1 pt (36%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
100%
1 i3-N300 +
34 Points (24%)
176%
1 N95 +
60 Points (42%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
100%
1 i3-N300 +
165 Points (3%)
110%
1 N95 +
min: 181     avg: 182.3     median: 182 (3%)     max: 184 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
14281 Points (13%)
2546 Points (2%)
19%
N95 +
min: 2528     avg: 2711     median: 2769 (3%)     max: 2786 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1558 Points (66%)
513 Points (22%)
59%
N95 +
min: 618     avg: 820     median: 914 (39%)     max: 935 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 580     avg: 588     median: 588 (65%)     max: 596 Points
195 Points (22%)
60%
N95 +
min: 229     avg: 306.8     median: 350 (39%)     max: 357 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 5082     avg: 5361     median: 5361 (13%)     max: 5640 Points
968 Points (2%)
19%
N95 +
min: 976     avg: 1030     median: 1030 (3%)     max: 1067 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2265     avg: 2299     median: 2299 (15%)     max: 2333 Points
416 Points (3%)
19%
N95 +
min: 408     avg: 437     median: 445 (3%)     max: 452 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
240 Points (72%)
85 Points (26%)
63%
N95 +
min: 98     avg: 136.2     median: 151 (45%)     max: 155 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
25.6 Points (33%)
5.3 Points (7%)
22%
N95 +
min: 5.18     avg: 5.5     median: 5.6 (7%)     max: 5.62 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.9 Points (71%)
1 Points (25%)
64%
N95 +
min: 1.3     avg: 1.7     median: 1.8 (46%)     max: 1.86 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
9621 Points (58%)
2884 Points (17%)
50%
N95 +
min: 3562     avg: 4529     median: 4783 (29%)     max: 5141 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
58342 Points (42%)
12014 Points (9%)
24%
N95 +
min: 12582     avg: 13741     median: 13854 (10%)     max: 14545 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 i3-N300 +
18450 Points (13%)
120%
1 N95 +
min: 20429     avg: 21521     median: 22075 (15%)     max: 22275 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 i3-N300 +
4497 Points (5%)
168%
1 N95 +
min: 5904     avg: 7259     median: 7574 (9%)     max: 8177 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
4.8 s (1%)
17.5 s (4%)
98%
N95 +
min: 16.449     avg: 17.2     median: 17 (3%)     max: 18.213 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 i3-N300 +
531 s (6%)
100%
1 N95 +
min: 519.662     avg: 541     median: 537.3 (6%)     max: 568.939 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 i3-N300 +
1915 Points (3%)
121%
1 N95 +
min: 2181     avg: 2303     median: 2319.5 (4%)     max: 2391 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
57129 MIPS (33%)
11976 MIPS (7%)
21%
N95 +
min: 11654     avg: 12003     median: 12177 (7%)     max: 12224 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
6157 MIPS (74%)
2403 MIPS (29%)
62%
N95 +
min: 2972     avg: 3521     median: 3803 (45%)     max: 3866 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
128 fps (45%)
28.9 fps (10%)
25%
N95 +
min: 29.65     avg: 31.7     median: 32.4 (11%)     max: 32.45 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
292.5 fps (67%)
106.6 fps (25%)
55%
N95 +
min: 145.25     avg: 158.2     median: 162.2 (37%)     max: 163.3 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
16.3 fps (29%)
3.2 fps (6%)
20%
N95 +
min: 3.03     avg: 3.2     median: 3.2 (6%)     max: 3.29 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.2 GB/s (0%)
0.2 GB/s (0%)
20%
N95 +
min: 0.236     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (0%)     max: 0.244 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.9 GB/s (33%)
0.5 GB/s (8%)
26%
N95 +
min: 0.492     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (9%)     max: 0.501 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
12.7 GB/s (33%)
2.6 GB/s (7%)
21%
N95 +
min: 2.4     avg: 2.7     median: 2.7 (7%)     max: 2.8 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
100%
1 i3-N300 +
2147 Seconds (27%)
99%
1 N95 +
min: 2161     avg: 2202     median: 2186.5 (28%)     max: 2275 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
221 Seconds (2%)
1095 Seconds (8%)
94%
N95 +
min: 1103     avg: 1120     median: 1113 (8%)     max: 1152 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.5 sec (11%)
1.3 sec (29%)
92%
N95 +
min: 0.83     avg: 0.9     median: 0.8 (18%)     max: 1.135 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
16388 Points (35%)
4261 Points (9%)
36%
N95 +
min: 5612     avg: 5863     median: 5952 (13%)     max: 6017 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
20.2 s (4%)
33.2 s (7%)
100%
N95 +
min: 7.058     avg: 18.8     median: 19.4 (4%)     max: 24.428 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 i3-N300 +
69.1 s (3%)
101%
1 N95 +
min: 17.513     avg: 39.7     median: 40.5 (2%)     max: 50.772 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
685 s (3%)
1381 s (6%)
99%
N95 +
min: 532.8     avg: 845     median: 824.7 (4%)     max: 1025.92 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 i3-N300 +
15263 Points (13%)
96%
1 N95 +
min: 13896     avg: 14556     median: 14595 (13%)     max: 14929 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
17324 Points (47%)
4983 Points (13%)
33%
N95 +
min: 5084     avg: 5571     median: 5661 (15%)     max: 5806 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
70388 Points (57%)
28114 Points (23%)
66%
N95 +
min: 36089     avg: 44673     median: 46477 (38%)     max: 47272 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 i3-N300 +
28073 Points (23%)
166%
1 N95 +
min: 36329     avg: 44756     median: 46489 (38%)     max: 47322 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 i3-N300 +
28903 Points (24%)
170%
1 N95 +
min: 47145     avg: 48606     median: 49062 (41%)     max: 49955 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
18593 Points (47%)
4049 Points (10%)
23%
N95 +
min: 4105     avg: 4214     median: 4217 (11%)     max: 4345 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
25557 Points (46%)
5528 Points (10%)
23%
N95 +
min: 5701     avg: 5923     median: 5952 (11%)     max: 6062 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
100%
1 N95 +
min: 2081     avg: 2301     median: 2346 (10%)     max: 2386 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
100%
1 i3-N300 +
762 Points (21%)
161%
1 N95 +
min: 934     avg: 1132     median: 1227 (33%)     max: 1234 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
100%
1 i3-N300 +
2803 Points (11%)
106%
1 N95 +
min: 2800     avg: 2958     median: 2961 (12%)     max: 3114 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1721     avg: 1766     median: 1765.5 (74%)     max: 1810 Points
626 Points (26%)
57%
N95 +
min: 761     avg: 917     median: 999 (42%)     max: 1013 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 10269     avg: 10787     median: 10786.5 (19%)     max: 11304 Points
2674 Points (5%)
24%
N95 +
min: 2391     avg: 2577     median: 2566 (5%)     max: 2793 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 i3-N300 +
616 Points (3%)
161%
1 N95 +
min: 749     avg: 910     median: 993 (4%)     max: 1005 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 i3-N300 +
2642 Points (8%)
96%
1 N95 +
min: 2382     avg: 2537     median: 2531 (8%)     max: 2737 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 i3-N300 +
2913 Points (29%)
153%
1 N95 +
min: 3411     avg: 4100     median: 4450 (44%)     max: 4553 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 i3-N300 +
9894 Points (11%)
103%
1 N95 +
min: 9662     avg: 10169     median: 10228 (11%)     max: 10798 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
603 ms (1%)
1638 ms (2%)
99%
N95 +
min: 1026     avg: 1186     median: 1056 (1%)     max: 1577 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
124.2 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
71212 Points (63%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 N95 +
min: 93.2     avg: 121.3     median: 126.8 (36%)     max: 138.3 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
254 Points (53%)
104.3 Points (22%)
70%
N95 +
min: 121.3     avg: 163.5     median: 178.3 (37%)     max: 183.4 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1775 Points (68%)
529 Points (20%)
43%
N95 +
min: 555     avg: 716     median: 764 (29%)     max: 820 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
210 Watt (36%)
150%
1 i3-N300 +
24.4 Watt (4%)
150%
1 N95 +
min: 20.3     avg: 25.3     median: 24.4 (4%)     max: 31.5 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
244 Watt (45%)
173%
1 i3-N300 +
22.2 Watt (4%)
173%
1 N95 +
min: 18.9     avg: 21.4     median: 20.8 (4%)     max: 25.5 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 i3-N300 +
14.7 Watt (10%)
105%
1 N95 +
min: 6.24     avg: 8.4     median: 7.3 (5%)     max: 12.6 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
9.6 Points per Watt (7%)
221%
1 N95 +
21.1 Points per Watt (16%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-11700K → 100% n=33

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-N300 → 39% n=33

Average Benchmarks Intel Processor N95 → 49% n=33

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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