CPUEmbeddedReleased 2026

Intel Core 3 processor 305

6C/6T · 4.3 GHz · 15 W

The Core 3 305 is an embedded model of Intel's Core Series 3 (Wildcat Lake) processors, introduced in the second quarter of 2026 for edge devices and built on the Intel 18A process. It pairs two Cougar Cove performance cores with four low-power efficient cores for six threads, but carries only a single Xe3 graphics core, fewer than the two found on the Core 5 models. Thunderbolt 4 is integrated.

General

Manufacturer
Intel
Model
Intel Core 3 processor 305
Segment
Embedded
Generation
Core Processors (Series 3)
Codename
Wildcat Lake
Architecture
x86_64
Microarchitecture
Cougar Cove + Darkmont (LP-E)
Release date
2026
Price
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads
6 cores / 6 threadsP2+LPE4
Base clock
1.50 GHz
Boost clock
4.30 GHz
TDP (design W)
15 W
Max: 35 W
Unlocked
✕ No
L2 cache
—
L3 cache
6 MB
Technology (nm)
Intel 18A

Platform

Socket
FCBGA1516
2-CPU (multi-socket)
✕ No
Integrated GPU
Intel Graphics (1 Xe3-core)
Clock: 2,300 MHz
Memory type
LPDDR5X-7467, DDR5-6400
1-channel
Memory size
Up to 64 GB
ECC memory
—
PCIe
PCIe 4.0 (6 lanes)

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions
Intel SSE4.1Intel SSE4.2Intel AVX2
NPU
None

OS support

Windows
Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 25H2Windows 11 26H2
Notes
Systems with Core Series 3 processors ship with Windows 11. Microsoft's Windows 11 supported-processor lists were last updated before the Core Series 3 launch and do not yet name the family; 26H2 status follows 25H2. Windows 10 reached end of support in October 2025, before this processor launched.

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