N250 vs 7 240H

Primary details

Comparing Core 7 240H and N250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	522	1579
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Power efficiency	30.05	no data
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-H (2023−2024)	no data
Release date	18 December 2024 (less than a year ago)	1 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$502	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 7 240H and N250 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	10 (Deca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Performance-cores	6	no data
Efficient-cores	4	no data
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	5.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core 7 240H and N250 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1744	FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 7 240H and N250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core 7 240H and N250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 7 240H and N250 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 7 240H and N250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	96 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Graphics	Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.55 GHz	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	64	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 7 240H and N250 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 7 240H and N250 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 7 240H and N250 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 7 240H and N250.

PCIe version	5.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	9
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.20	3.48
Physical cores	10	4
Threads	16	4

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