Processor N100 vs Athlon PRO 300U
Aggregate performance score
Athlon PRO 300U outperforms Processor N100 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon PRO 300U and Processor N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 1724 | 1782 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 65 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | AMD Athlon | Intel Alder Lake-N |
Power efficiency | 16.23 | 37.08 |
Architecture codename | Raven Ridge 2 (2019) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
Release date | 8 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $128 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon PRO 300U 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 | 2.4 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
Bus type | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
Multiplier | 24 | 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 | 12 nm | 10 nm |
Die size | 209.78 mm2 | no data |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
Number of transistors | 4940 Million | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon PRO 300U 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 | FP5 | Intel BGA 1264 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300U and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
AES-NI | + | + |
FMA | - | + |
AVX | + | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Security technologies
Athlon PRO 300U 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 PRO 300U 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 PRO 300U and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4, DDR5 |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 300U and Processor N100.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 12 | 9 |
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 2.67 | 2.44 |
Integrated graphics card | 2.98 | 2.32 |
Recency | 8 April 2019 | 3 January 2023 |
Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
Chip lithography | 12 nm | 10 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Athlon PRO 300U has a 9.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 28.4% faster integrated GPU.
Processor N100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, a 20% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon PRO 300U and Processor N100.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon PRO 300U and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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