Mobile Pentium II 266 vs Processor N97
Primary details
Comparing Processor N97 and Mobile Pentium II 266 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1540 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Mobile Pentium II |
| Power efficiency | 27.38 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Alder Lake-N (2023) | P6 |
| Release date | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Processor N97 and Mobile Pentium II 266 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 0.27 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Multiplier | no data | 4 |
| L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 250 nm |
| Die size | no data | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 8 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Processor N97 and Mobile Pentium II 266 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 | no data |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1264 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 10.3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Processor N97 and Mobile Pentium II 266. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Processor N97 and Mobile Pentium II 266 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Processor N97 and Mobile Pentium II 266 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Processor N97 and Mobile Pentium II 266. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 1200 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Processor N97 and Mobile Pentium II 266.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 9 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 250 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 10 Watt |
Processor N97 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 2400% more advanced lithography process.
Mobile Pentium II 266, on the other hand, has 20% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Processor N97 and Mobile Pentium II 266. We've got no test results to judge.
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