Processor N100 vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U

Place in performance ranking	984	1574
Place by popularity	not in top-100	89
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)	Intel Alder Lake-N
Architecture codename	Cezanne-U PRO (Zen 3) (2021)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$128

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U and Processor N100 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Multiplier	26	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	8 MB	6 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Die size	180 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	10,700 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U and Processor N100 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	FP6	BGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	PRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U and Processor N100 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 Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

DDR4, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U and Processor N100.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	8	9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.12	3.28
Integrated graphics card	6.14	2.32
Recency	16 March 2021	3 January 2023
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U has a 117.1% higher aggregate performance score, 164.7% faster integrated GPU, 100% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Processor N100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N100 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.