Intel Core i7-1185G7 vs Intel Core i3-N305

Core i7-1185G7 vs Core i3-N305 specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-1185G7 performs better than the Core i3-N305. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-N305 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i3-N305 has significantly more cores than the Core i7-1185G7. Indeed, the Core i3-N305 has 8 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i7-1185G7. But they both have the same number of threads. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-1185G7 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.