N100 vs Pentium Gold 8500
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Gold 8500 and N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1557 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | no data | 54.42 |
| Release date | 1 January 2022 (2 years ago) | 1 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium Gold 8500 and 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 | 5 (Penta-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 1 | no data |
| Efficient-cores | 4 | no data |
| Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 cache | 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Gold 8500 and 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 | FCBGA1781 | FCBGA1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 8500 and 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Pentium Gold 8500 and N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 8500 and N100 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 8500 and N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267 | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 800 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Execution Units | 48 | 24 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 8500 and N100 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 4 | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 8500 and N100 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 Pentium Gold 8500 and N100 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 Pentium Gold 8500 and N100.
| PCI Express lanes | 14 | 9 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2022 | 1 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 5 | 4 |
| Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 6 Watt |
Pentium Gold 8500 has 25% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
N100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 383.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium Gold 8500 and N100. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold 8500 and N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
