Intel Core 3 304 vs Intel Core 5 315 processor comparison: performance score, cores and clock speeds, cache, TDP, integrated graphics and NPU. The better value in each row is highlighted in green.
Summary
Intel Core 5 315 offers more cores (6 vs 5), more threads (6 vs 5), a higher clock speed (4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz), more integrated graphics units (2 vs 1), and higher AI performance (33 vs 24 TOPS).
Performance score
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Key specs
Cores & Threads5/5
Cores & Threads6/6
Turbo4.3 GHz
Turbo4.4 GHz
L3 cache6 MB
L3 cache6 MB
TDP15 W
TDP15 W
iGPUIntel Graphics
iGPUIntel Graphics
General
SeriesSeries 3
SeriesSeries 3
CodenameWildcat Lake
CodenameWildcat Lake
CPU architectureCougar Cove, Darkmont
CPU architectureCougar Cove, Darkmont
FoundryIntel
FoundryIntel
Process nodeIntel 18A (1.8 nm)
Process nodeIntel 18A (1.8 nm)
Instruction setx86-64
Instruction setx86-64
Release dateApril 16, 2026
Release dateApril 16, 2026
Cores and clocks
Cores & Threads5/5
Cores & Threads6/6
1× P-cores
- Turbo clock
- 4.3 GHz
- Base clock
- 1.5 GHz
2× P-cores
- Turbo clock
- 4.4 GHz
- Base clock
- 1.5 GHz
4× LPE-cores
- Turbo clock
- 3.3 GHz
- Base clock
- 1.4 GHz
4× LPE-cores
- Turbo clock
- 3.3 GHz
- Base clock
- 1.4 GHz
Cache
L3 cache6 MB
L3 cache6 MB
L2 cache7 MB
L2 cache10 MB
L1 cache640 KB
L1 cache896 KB
TDP
TDP15 W
TDP15 W
Min. - Max.10 - 35 W
Min. - Max.10 - 35 W
Max temperature100 °C
Max temperature100 °C
Connectivity
Memory supportLPDDR5x-7467DDR5-6400
Memory supportLPDDR5x-7467DDR5-6400
Memory channels1
Memory channels1
PCIe version4.0
PCIe version4.0
PCIe lanes6
PCIe lanes6
Graphics
ModelIntel Graphics
ModelIntel Graphics
iGPU architectureXe3
iGPU architectureXe3
Execution units1
Execution units2
Clock2300 MHz
Clock2300 MHz
AI
Total TOPS24
Total TOPS33
NPU TOPS15
NPU TOPS15
iGPU TOPS9
iGPU TOPS18