Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core i3-N305

Core i7-12700H vs Core i3-N305 benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-12700H beats the Core i3-N305 in overall performance. 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 i7-12700H has significantly more cores than the Core i3-N305. Indeed, the Core i7-12700H has 14 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Core i3-N305. It also has more threads than the Core i3-N305. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-12700H has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-N305. Also, the Core i7-12700H has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i3-N305 outputs less heat than Core i7-12700H thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-12700H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.