Intel Processor N250: specs and benchmarks
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Summary
Intel started Processor N250 sales 7 January 2025. This is a Twin Lake architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at home systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 10 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3800 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Intel BGA 1264 processor with a TDP of 6 Watt. It supports DDR4, DDR5, LPDDR5 memory.
Primary details
Processor N250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Designer | Intel | |
| Manufacturer | Intel | |
| Architecture codename | Twin Lake (2024−2025) | |
| Release date | 7 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Base clock speed | 0.1 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| 64 bit support | + |
Compatibility
Information on Processor N250 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1264 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Processor N250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Processor N250's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5, LPDDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Processor N250.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K) |
| PCI Express lanes | 9 | of 128 (EPYC 7551P) |
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