Processor N100 vs i9-11900F
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-11900F outperforms Processor N100 by a whopping 476% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i9-11900F and Processor N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 530 | 1779 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Alder Lake-N |
| Power efficiency | 20.35 | 38.28 |
| Architecture codename | Rocket Lake (2021) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 16 March 2021 (3 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $128 |
Detailed specifications
Core i9-11900F 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-11900F 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1200 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-11900F and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i9-11900F and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-11900F and Processor N100 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-11900F and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 50 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-11900F and Processor N100.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.88 | 2.41 |
| Recency | 16 March 2021 | 3 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6 Watt |
i9-11900F has a 475.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Processor N100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.
The Core i9-11900F is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N100 in performance tests.
Note that Core i9-11900F is a desktop processor while Processor N100 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-11900F and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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