Intel Celeron 6305 vs Intel Core i3-7020U

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Celeron 6305		Intel Core i3-7020U
CPU comparison Intel Celeron 6305 or Intel Core i3-7020U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Celeron 6305 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 6305 was released in Q4/2020. The Intel Core i3-7020U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-7020U was released in Q3/2018.

Intel Celeron (165)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Celeron 6000 (2)	CPU group	Intel Core i 7000U (18)
11	Generation	7
Tiger Lake U	Architecture	Kaby Lake U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
Intel Celeron 7305	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Celeron 6305 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz (1.80 GHz). The Intel Core i3-7020U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz.
Intel Celeron 6305	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-7020U
2	Cores	2
2	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.80 GHz	Frequency	2.30 GHz
1.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
1.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Celeron 6305	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-7020U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 620
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
1.25 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.00 GHz
11	GPU Generation	9.5
10 nm	Technology	14 nm
4	Max. displays	3
48	Compute units	24
384	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
12	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 620
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Celeron 6305 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-7020U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Celeron 6305	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-7020U
LPDDR4-3733, DDR4-3200	Memory	LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133
64 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	12
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	11.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron 6305 has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i3-7020U is 15 W.
Intel Celeron 6305	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-7020U
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Celeron 6305 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-7020U cache has a total of 3.00 MB.
Intel Celeron 6305	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-7020U
10 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1449	Socket	BGA 1356
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2020	Release date	Q3/2018
128 $	Release price	281 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron 6305 (97%)

Intel Core i3-7020U (95%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron 6305 (85%)

Intel Core i3-7020U (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Celeron 6305 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	636 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	571 (90%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Celeron 6305 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	1184 (89%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1327 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Celeron 6305 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	768 (93%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	828 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Celeron 6305 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	1455 (87%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1670 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Celeron 6305 Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) @ 1.25 GHz	960 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U Intel HD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz	384 (40%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Celeron 6305 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	2062 (80%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	2568 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Celeron 6305 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1411.2 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Celeron 6305 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	212 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Celeron 6305 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	640 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Celeron 6305 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	94 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Celeron 6305 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	227 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Celeron 6305	Intel Core i3-7020U
Unknown	Dell Inspiron 14 3481 HP 250 G7 Medion Akoya E15403 Lenovo V130-15IKB Acer Aspire 3 (A315-54K-34G9)

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