Processor N100 vs Ryzen 9 7940HX
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7940HX outperforms Processor N100 by a whopping 961% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 7940HX and Processor N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 108 | 1574 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 88 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) | Intel Alder Lake-N |
| Architecture codename | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 17 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $128 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 7940HX 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 1 MB | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 6 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9900 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 7940HX 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 | FL1 | BGA1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, 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 9 7940HX 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 7940HX 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 7940HX and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4, DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 610M | Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Processor N100.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 34.79 | 3.28 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.85 | 2.32 |
| Recency | 17 January 2024 | 3 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 4 |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 6 Watt |
Ryzen 9 7940HX has a 960.7% higher aggregate performance score, 22.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Processor N100, on the other hand, has 816.7% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 9 7940HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N100 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 7940HX and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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