Intel Core i3 1215U vs Intel Core 3 N355

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i3 1215U, vs Intel Core 3 N355. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i3 1215U and Intel Core 3 N355
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
1581
Intel Core 3 N355
1039
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
5802
Intel Core 3 N355
5262
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
89
Intel Core 3 N355
66
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
283
Intel Core 3 N355
334
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
3251
Intel Core 3 N355
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
10625
Intel Core 3 N355
n/a
Integer Math35.9 GOps/s34.6 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math25.7 GOps/s23 GOps/s
Prime Number Search33 M primes/s28 M primes/s
Random String Sort13.2 M strings/s15.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption7.1 GB/s8.5 GB/s
Data Compression118.5 MB/s122.2 MB/s
Physics599 frames/s641 frames/s
Extended Instructions7 M matrices/s61 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
2184
Intel Core 3 N355
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
5662
Intel Core 3 N355
n/a
File Compression356.7 MB/s461.2 MB/s
Clang Compilation45.1 KLines/s36.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser117.1 pages/s120.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering180.5 MP/sec154.8 MP/sec
Text Processing224.7 pages/s157.4 pages/s
Background Blur18.9 frames/s24.2 frames/s
Photo Processing54.2 frames/s41.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing9.45 MP/sec7.33 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i3 1215U
58.9
Intel Core 3 N355
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 377.5 PPW 571.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 708.3 PPW 1165.6 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 18.9 PPW 37.1 PPW
Blender / W 3.93 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced February, 23, 2022 January, 3, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake n/a
Model number i3-1215U 3-N355
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (64EU) UHD Graphics (32EU)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 n/a
Threads 4 n/a
Frequency 1.2 GHz n/a
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.4 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores48
Threads48
Frequency0.9 GHz0.1 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.3 GHz3.9 GHz
General
Cores count68
Threads count88
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier12x39x
L1 cache80 KB/core96 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core2000 KB/core
L3 Cache10 MB total6 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 12-15 W 9 W
Max TDP (Boost) 55 W 15 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1264
Critical temp. 100 °C 105 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
- DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-4800
Max Size 64 GB 16 GB
Channels 2 1
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 9
Tech n/a - Compute: AVX-VNNI, CLMUL, SHA
- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x
- Security: RDRAND, SGX, TXT

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i3 1215U the clear winner in this comparison.

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