Processor N97 vs Athlon 700

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 700 and Processor N97 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1543
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiencyno data27.52
Architecture codenameThunderbird (1999−2000)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date29 November 1999 (25 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$849no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 700 and Processor N97 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 cores1 (Single-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads14
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed0.7 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography180 nm10 nm
Die size102 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors22 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 700 and Processor N97 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 configuration11
SocketAIntel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)34 Watt12 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 700 and Processor N97. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Athlon 700 and Processor N97 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 700 and Processor N97 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 700 and Processor N97. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 700 and Processor N97.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data9

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 November 1999 3 January 2023
Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 180 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 34 Watt 12 Watt

Processor N97 has an age advantage of 23 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 1700% more advanced lithography process, and 183.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 700 and Processor N97. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 700 is a desktop processor while Processor N97 is a notebook one.


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