The Intel Core 3 N355 is a mobile processor with 8 cores, launched in January 2025. It is part of the Core 3 lineup, using the Alder Lake-N architecture with BGA 1264. Core 3 N355 has 6 MB of L3 cache and operates at 100 MHz by default, but can boost up to 3.9 GHz, depending on the workload. Intel is making the Core 3 N355 on a 10 nm production node, the transistor count is unknown. The multiplier is locked on Core 3 N355, which limits its overclocking potential.
With a TDP of 15 W, the Core 3 N355 consumes very little energy. Intel's processor supports DDR4, DDR5 and LPDDR5 memory with a single-channel interface. The highest officially supported memory speed is 4800 MT/s. For communication with other components in the machine, Core 3 N355 uses a PCI-Express Gen 3 connection. This processor features the UHD Graphics 770 integrated graphics solution.
Hardware virtualization is available on the Core 3 N355, which greatly improves virtual machine performance. Additionally, IOMMU virtualization (PCI passthrough) is supported, so that guest virtual machines may directly use host hardware. Programs using Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) can run on this processor, boosting performance for calculation-heavy applications. Besides AVX, Intel is including the newer AVX2 standard, too, but not AVX-512.