Processor N100 vs Ryzen 7 1700
Aggregated performance score
Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Processor N100 by a whopping 191% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Processor N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 730 | 1491 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 97 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 13.40 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | Intel Alder Lake-N |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Alder Lake-N |
| Release date | 2 March 2017 (7 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $128 |
| Current price | $160 (0.5x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 1700 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 44 x 3.4 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 16384 KB | 6 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4800 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 1700 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | BGA1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA3 | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| XFR | - | no data |
| SenseMI | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 1700 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 7 1700 and Processor N100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Processor N100.
| PCIe version | n/a | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 9 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score 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.
Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Processor N100 by 191% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Processor N100 outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 10% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Processor N100 by 93% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Processor N100 by 30% in 3DMark06 CPU.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Processor N100 outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 165% in wPrime 32.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Processor N100 by 203% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Processor N100 by 200% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Processor N100 outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 4% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Processor N100 outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 10% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.
TrueCrypt AES
TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Processor N100 by 148% in TrueCrypt AES.
WinRAR 4.0
WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Processor N100 by 45% in WinRAR 4.0.
x264 encoding pass 1
x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Processor N100 outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 12% in x264 encoding pass 1.
x264 encoding pass 2
x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Processor N100 by 120% in x264 encoding pass 2.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.58 | 3.29 |
| Recency | 2 March 2017 | 3 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 44 x 3.4 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core |
| Cost | $329 | $128 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6 Watt |
The Ryzen 7 1700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N100 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 7 1700 is a desktop processor while Processor N100 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 1700 and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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