Xeon Gold 6426Y vs Processor N100

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Aggregate performance score

Processor N100
2023
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
2.43
Xeon Gold 6426Y
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 185 Watt
24.02
+888%

Xeon Gold 6426Y outperforms Processor N100 by a whopping 888% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Processor N100 and Xeon Gold 6426Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1776212
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data43.15
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-Nno data
Power efficiency38.3312.29
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-N (2023)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date3 January 2023 (1 year ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$128$1,517

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Processor N100 and Xeon Gold 6426Y 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads432
Base clock speed0.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache96 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)37.5 MB
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Processor N100 and Xeon Gold 6426Y 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 configuration12
SocketIntel BGA 1264FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Processor N100 and Xeon Gold 6426Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Processor N100 and Xeon Gold 6426Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Processor N100 and Xeon Gold 6426Y are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Processor N100 and Xeon Gold 6426Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Processor N100 and Xeon Gold 6426Y.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes980

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.43 24.02
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 4 32
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 185 Watt

Processor N100 has 2983.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6426Y, on the other hand, has a 888.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6426Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Processor N100 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6426Y is a server/workstation one.


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