Processor N50: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Processor N50 provides poor benchmark performance at 1.74% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
Intel started Processor N50 sales 3 January 2023. This is an Alder Lake-N architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 10 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3400 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Intel BGA 1264 processor with a TDP of 6 Watt. It supports DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel memory.
Primary details
Processor N50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 2039 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Power efficiency | 27.44 | of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U) |
| Architecture codename | Alder Lake-N (2023) | |
| Release date | 3 January 2023 (1 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Base clock speed | 1 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 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 (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | of 110 °C (Core Ultra 9 185H) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + |
Compatibility
Information on Processor N50 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 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| 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 N50. 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 N50's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Processor N50.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 750 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | of 5.0 (EPYC 9655P) |
| PCI Express lanes | 9 | of 128 (EPYC 9655P) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Processor N50. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core
Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Processor N50 is A8-7410, which is slower by 1% and lower by 6 positions in our ranking.
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Processor N50, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Processor N50 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 11 configurations using Processor N50 in our database.
