Intel Core 3 305

The Intel Core 3 305 is a small SoC from the Wildcat Lake family. It uses 6 CPU cores in two clusters. Two fast performance cores from the Cougar Cove series clock at 1.5 to 4.3 GHz. In addition, the chip contains four low power E-cores (Darkmont architecture) with 1.4 to 3.3 GHz. This makes Wildcat Lake similar to the faster Panther Lake chips.

The Core 3 304 supports up to 64 GB DDR5-6400 and has a small Intel Graphics iGPU with 16 EUs. In contrast to the weaker Core 3 304 the 305 does not offer an NPU.

First leaked Geekbench tests (of the Core 3 304 with only 5 cores) show a performance in the lower range of current notebook processors. The Intel N processors of the Twin Lake series (e.g. Core 3 N350) can be significantly outperformed.

The TDP is 15 W - 35 W (base - turbo), making the SoC suitable for small laptops and small embedded systems. The CPU chip of the SoC is manufactured by Intel using its modern 18A process.

Codename	Wildcat Lake
Series	Intel Wildcat Lake
Series: Wildcat Lake Wildcat Lake Intel Core 7 360 1.4 - 4.8 GHz 6 / 6  6 MB L3 Intel Core 7 350 1.4 - 4.8 GHz 6 / 6  6 MB L3 Intel Core 5 330 1.4 - 4.6 GHz 6 / 6  6 MB L3 Intel Core 5 320 1.4 - 4.6 GHz 6 / 6  6 MB L3 Intel Core 5 315 1.4 - 4.4 GHz 6 / 6  6 MB L3 Intel Core 3 305 « 1.4 - 4.3 GHz 6 / 6  6 MB L3 Intel Core 3 304 1.4 - 4.3 GHz 5 / 5  6 MB L3
Clock Rate	1400 - 4300 MHz
Level 3 Cache	6 MB
Number of Cores / Threads	6 / 6 2 x 4.3 GHz Intel Cougar Cove P-Core 4 x 3.3 GHz Intel Darkmont LP E-Core
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)	15 Watt
TDP Turbo PL2	35 Watt
Manufacturing Technology	1.8 nm
GPU	Intel Graphics 1 Xe3 Wildcat Lake iGPU ( - 2300 MHz)
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Architecture	x86
Announcement Date	04/16/2026
Product Link (external)	www.intel.com

Benchmarks

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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