Processor N150 vs Pentium Silver

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Silver
2020
1.70

Processor N150 outperforms Pentium Silver by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24152093
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiencyno data17.59
DesignerIntelIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameno dataTwin Lake (2024−2025)
Release date1 July 2020 (6 years ago)20 November 2024 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Pentium Silver and Processor N150: 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 coresno data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speedno data0.1 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data96 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyno data10 nm
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver and Processor N150 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataIntel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)no data6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver and Processor N150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Pentium Silver and Processor N150 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver and Processor N150 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver and Processor N150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 730

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver and Processor N150.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.70 2.55
Recency 1 July 2020 20 November 2024

Processor N150 has a 50% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 years.

The Intel Processor N150 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium Silver in performance tests.

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