Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 vs Intel Core i3-N305

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-N305
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Intel Core i3-N305

CPU comparison

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 or Intel Core i3-N305 - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 was released in Q1/2013.

The Intel Core i3-N305 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-N305 was released in Q1/2023.
Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (1) CPU group Intel Core i N300 (2)
2 Generation 13
Krait Architecture Alder Lake N
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is 1.70 GHz while the Intel Core i3-N305 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-N305 is at 1.80 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Core i3-N305
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 1.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Core i3-N305
Qualcomm AI engine AI hardware --
Hexagon QDSP6 AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 or Intel Core i3-N305 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Qualcomm Adreno 320 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU)
0.55 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.25 GHz
3 GPU Generation 13
28 nm Technology 10 nm
0 Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 32
16 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.1

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 320 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-N305 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Core i3-N305
LPDDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR5-4800, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
8 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 8.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 9
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is --, while the Intel Core i3-N305 has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Core i3-N305
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 9 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-N305 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 14.00 MB cache.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Characteristic Intel Core i3-N305
28 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2
-- Socket BGA
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2013 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 309 $
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 4.0 stars (1 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Intel Core i3-N305 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 4.3 stars (29 ratings). Rate now:


Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (14%)
Intel Core i3-N305 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (9%)
Intel Core i3-N305 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
148 (14%)
Intel Core i3-N305 Intel Core i3-N305
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1025 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
429 (9%)
Intel Core i3-N305 Intel Core i3-N305
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4630 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-N305 Intel Core i3-N305
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1280 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-N305 Intel Core i3-N305
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4965 (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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
Qualcomm Adreno 320 @ 0.55 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-N305 Intel Core i3-N305
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.25 GHz
640 (100%)

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.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-N305 Intel Core i3-N305
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
10430 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Intel Core i3-N305
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Intel Processor N100Intel Core i3-N305 Intel Processor N100 vs Intel Core i3-N305
2. Intel Core i3-N305Intel Core i3-1115G4 Intel Core i3-N305 vs Intel Core i3-1115G4
3. Intel Core i3-N305Intel Core i3-1215U Intel Core i3-N305 vs Intel Core i3-1215U
4. AMD Ryzen 3 7320UIntel Core i3-N305 AMD Ryzen 3 7320U vs Intel Core i3-N305
5. Intel Processor N200Intel Core i3-N305 Intel Processor N200 vs Intel Core i3-N305
6. AMD Ryzen 5 5500UIntel Core i3-N305 AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Core i3-N305
7. Intel Core i3-N305Intel Core i3-N300 Intel Core i3-N305 vs Intel Core i3-N300
8. Intel Core i3-1315UIntel Core i3-N305 Intel Core i3-1315U vs Intel Core i3-N305
9. Intel Core i3-N305Intel Core i5-1135G7 Intel Core i3-N305 vs Intel Core i5-1135G7
10. Intel Core i3-13100Intel Core i3-N305 Intel Core i3-13100 vs Intel Core i3-N305


back to index