Intel® Core™ 3 N355

The Intel Core 3 N355 is a laptop processor with 8 cores and 8 threads, built on the Twin Lake architecture. It launched in Jan 2025. Clocks run from 100 MHz base to 3.9 GHz boost. A 6-MB L3 cache backs the cores (1.1 MB per core). It addresses DDR4, DDR5, LPDDR5 memory up to 16 GB across 1 channels. The chip drops into the FCBGA1264 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (9 lanes). Rated TDP is 15 W. Notable platform capabilities: Gaussian Neural Accelerator, Extended Page Tables (EPT), Control-flow Enforcement (CET).

The Intel Core 3 N355 scores 2,199 in single-core performance and 10,510 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 4,807 for overall performance, 9,910 for productivity performance, 9,739 for creator performance, 10,773 for engineering performance and 9,225 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,314 per core, 1,314 per thread and 701 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 1,241. Its performance index is 60, so its overall performance is 40% 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 N355 scores 34,328 in integer math, 23,236 in floating-point math, 123,491 in compression, 8,420 in cryptography, 630 in physics simulation, 6,302 in vector SIMD, 27 in the prime sieve and 15,232 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 42% below in integer math, 49% below in floating-point math, 46% below in compression, 27% below in cryptography, 42% below in physics simulation, 59% below in vector SIMD, 60% below in the prime sieve and 33% 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 N355 has 8 physical cores and runs 8 logical threads. It does not support simultaneous multithreading, so its thread count equals its core count. It runs at a base clock of 0.10 GHz and boosts up to 3.90 GHz.

The Intel Core 3 N355 is a laptop processor, belongs to the Intel Core 3 family, uses the Twin Lake architecture, carries the codename Twin Lake and is manufactured on a 10 nm process. It launched in Jan 2025.

The Intel Core 3 N355 has 768 KB of L1 cache, 2 MB of L2 cache and 6 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 8.8 MB of cache, or 1.09 MB per core.

The Intel Core 3 N355 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 768 KB, L2 at 2 MB and L3 at 6 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 69% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core 3 N355 supports DDR4, DDR5, LPDDR5 memory, addresses up to 16 GB of memory, uses 1 memory channel and runs memory at up to 4,800 MT/s.

The Intel Core 3 N355 includes integrated graphics (Intel Graphics) and clocks the graphics up to 1.35 GHz.

The Intel Core 3 N355 uses the FCBGA1264 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 9 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core 3 N355 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 N355 is also identified by the model number N355.

Feex has recorded 59% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core 3 N355. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, 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 FCBGA1264 socket as the Intel Core 3 N355 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Atom x7809C, Intel Core i3-N305, Intel Core i3-N300, Intel Atom x7835RE and Intel Core 3 N350.