Ryzen 3 7330U vs Processor N50

Place in the ranking	2016	1003
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Power efficiency	27.66	43.59
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N (2023)	Barcelo (Zen 3) (2022−2023)
Release date	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Processor N50 and Ryzen 3 7330U 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	1 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	180 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Processor N50 and Ryzen 3 7330U 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	Intel BGA 1264	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Processor N50 and Ryzen 3 7330U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Processor N50 and Ryzen 3 7330U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Processor N50 and Ryzen 3 7330U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Processor N50 and Ryzen 3 7330U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel

DDR4-3200

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Processor N50 and Ryzen 3 7330U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	9	16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.82	7.17
Integrated graphics card	2.29	6.04
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt

Processor N50 has 150% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 3 7330U, on the other hand, has a 294% higher aggregate performance score, 163.8% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 3 7330U is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N50 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Processor N50 and Ryzen 3 7330U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.