Processor N100 vs Athlon 220GE
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 220GE outperforms Processor N100 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1989 | 2083 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.08 | 10.77 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon | Intel Alder Lake-N |
| Power efficiency | 3.06 | 15.40 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 6 September 2018 (7 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $65 | $128 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Processor N100 has 164% better value for money than Athlon 220GE.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon 220GE and Processor N100 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | 34 | no data |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 220GE and Processor N100 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 220GE and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Athlon 220GE and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 220GE and Processor N100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 220GE and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 3 | Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 220GE and Processor N100.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 9 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.54 | 2.19 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.75 | 2.16 |
| Recency | 6 September 2018 | 3 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
Athlon 220GE has a 16% higher aggregate performance score, and 27% faster integrated GPU.
Processor N100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 483% lower power consumption.
The AMD Athlon 220GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Processor N100 in performance tests.
Note that Athlon 220GE is a desktop processor while Processor N100 is a notebook one.
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