Intel Core 3 304 vs Intel Core i5 8250U

CPU Specs Compare

C

Intel Core 3 304

Intel 2026-04
C

Intel Core i5 8250U

Intel 2017-08

General Parameters

Release Date
Apr 2026
Aug 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Core Architecture
Wildcat Lake
Kaby Lake R
Integrated Graphics
Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe)
UHD Graphics 620
Generation
Core 3 (Wildcat Lake)
-
Instruction Set
-
x86-64
Processor Number
-
i5-8250U

Package

Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Intel BGA 1516
BGA-1356
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
Foundry
Intel
-
Package
FC-BGA
-

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
1
4
Performance Core Threads
2
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
1.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
3.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1400 MHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
-
Total Core Count
5
4
Total Thread Count
5
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
15.0
16x
L1 Cache
192 KB
64 K per core
L2 Cache
2.5 MB
256 K per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
-

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max Memory Size
64 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
1
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
59.7 GB/s
37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No

Miscellaneous

PCIe Version
4
3.0
PCIe Lanes
6
12
Official Website
-
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1100 MHz
Shader Units
-
192
Texture Units
-
24
Raster Operation Units
-
3
Execution Units
-
24
Power Consumption
-
15 W
Max Resolution
-
4096x2304 - 60 Hz

📊 Benchmark

Geekbench 6
2,472
1,191
Geekbench 6
6,708
3,252
Cinebench R23
-
898
Cinebench R23
-
3,085
Geekbench 5
-
853
Geekbench 5
-
2,825
Blender
-
53
Passmark CPU
-
1,905
Passmark CPU
-
5,888