Processor N100 vs Ryzen 9 5900H

Place in the ranking	588	1773
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)	Intel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency	27.07	38.13
Architecture codename	Cezanne U (Zen 3) (2021−2022)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	7 January 2021 (3 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$128

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900H 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	4
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	16 MB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900H 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	no data	1
Socket	FP6	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900H 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	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5900H 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 9 5900H and Processor N100 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR4, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000)

Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Processor N100.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.94	2.43
Integrated graphics card	9.05	2.32
Recency	7 January 2021	3 January 2023
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	6 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900H has a 432.5% higher aggregate performance score, 290.1% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Processor N100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 650% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 5900H is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N100 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 5900H and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.