Intel® Core™ 3 304

The Intel Core 3 304 is a laptop processor with 5 cores and 5 threads, built on the Wildcat Lake architecture. It launched in Apr 2026. Clocks run from 1.5 GHz base to 4.3 GHz boost. A 6-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.7 MB per core). It addresses LPDDR5X, DDR5 memory up to 64 GB across 1 channels. The chip drops into the FCBGA1516 socket and exposes PCIe 4.0 (6 lanes). Rated TDP is 15 W. Notable platform capabilities: Extended Page Tables (EPT), Control-flow Enforcement (CET).

The Intel Core 3 304 scores 3,803 in single-core performance and 12,166 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 6,802 for overall performance, 13,232 for productivity performance, 13,537 for creator performance, 11,900 for engineering performance and 14,451 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 2,433 per core, 2,433 per thread and 811 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 1,756. Its performance index is 84, so its overall performance is 16% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Core 3 304 scores 25,633 in integer math, 31,952 in floating-point math, 118,999 in compression, 8,785 in cryptography, 917 in physics simulation, 10,042 in vector SIMD, 73 in the prime sieve and 14,215 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 56% below in integer math, 30% below in floating-point math, 48% below in compression, 24% below in cryptography, 16% below in physics simulation, 35% below in vector SIMD, 9% above in the prime sieve and 37% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Core 3 304 has 5 physical cores and runs 5 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It does not support simultaneous multithreading, so its thread count equals its core count. It runs at a base clock of 1.50 GHz and boosts up to 4.30 GHz.

The Intel Core 3 304 is a laptop processor, belongs to the Intel Core 3 family, uses the Wildcat Lake architecture and carries the codename Wildcat Lake. It launched in Apr 2026.

The Intel Core 3 304 has 496 KB of L1 cache, 7 MB of L2 cache and 6 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 13.5 MB of cache, or 2.70 MB per core.

The Intel Core 3 304 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 496 KB, L2 at 7 MB and L3 at 6 MB. L2 is the largest level and makes up about 52% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core 3 304 supports LPDDR5X, DDR5 memory, addresses up to 64 GB of memory, uses 1 memory channel and runs memory at up to 6,400 MT/s. It does not support DDR4 memory.

The Intel Core 3 304 includes integrated graphics (Intel Graphics) and clocks the graphics up to 2.30 GHz.

The Intel Core 3 304 uses the FCBGA1516 socket, supports PCI Express 4.0 and provides up to 6 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core 3 304 has a rated TDP of 15 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Core 3 304 is also identified by the model number 304.

Feex has recorded 58% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core 3 304. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L2 Cache (per Core) and L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth and ECC Memory. Graphics: Graphics Base Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count, Foundry and Launch Price. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCBGA1516 socket as the Intel Core 3 304 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Core 3 305, Intel Core 5 330, Intel Core 7 350, Intel Core 5 320 and Intel Core 5 315.