N100 vs Ryzen 5 2600E
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 2600E and N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1538 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 54.57 |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | no data |
| Release date | 19 September 2018 (6 years ago) | 1 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 2600E and 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | no data |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 31 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 2600E and 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | FCBGA1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 2600E and N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and N100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | - | 750 MHz |
| Execution Units | - | 24 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 2600E and N100 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | - | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and N100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | - | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | - | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | - | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and N100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | - | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | - | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and N100.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 9 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 19 September 2018 | 1 January 2023 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6 Watt |
Ryzen 5 2600E has 200% more threads.
N100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 983.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2600E and N100. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 5 2600E is a desktop processor while N100 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2600E and N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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