Processor N100 vs Pentium Gold 6500Y

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 6500Y and Processor N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1841	1489
Place by popularity	not in top-100	97
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Alder Lake-N
Architecture codename	Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)	Alder Lake-N
Release date	1 March 2021 (3 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$128

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 6500Y 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	44 x 3.4  GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 6500Y 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	BGA1515	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y 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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 6500Y and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y 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 Pentium Gold 6500Y and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	33.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 615	Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	no data
Execution Units	23	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 6500Y and Processor N100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Processor N100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Processor N100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 6500Y and Processor N100.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	10	9

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.95	3.29
Integrated graphics card	1.58	2.34
Recency	1 March 2021	3 January 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	4	44 x 3.4 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	6 Watt

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