Processor N95 vs Athlon Neo X2 L325

Place in the ranking	3063	1617
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Athlon Neo	Intel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency	1.84	20.06
Architecture codename	Congo (2009)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	10 September 2009 (15 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Processor N95 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	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	1600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Processor N95 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	no data	1
Socket	ASB1	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Processor N95. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HyperTransport 3.0, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization Technology	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Security technologies

Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Processor N95 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Processor N95 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Processor N95. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

DDR4, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Processor N95.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.35	3.18
Recency	10 September 2009	3 January 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	15 Watt

Processor N95 has a 808.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

The Processor N95 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Neo X2 L325 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Processor N95, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.