N150 vs Ryzen 9 9900X3D
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 9900X3D outperforms N150 by a whopping 909% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 9900X3D and N150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 118 | 1594 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 58.19 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 27.79 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Granite Ridge (2024−2025) | no data |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 9900X3D and N150 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 4.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 5.5 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 128 MB (shared) | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 2x 70.6 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 16,630 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 9900X3D and N150 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 | AM5 | FCBGA1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 9900X3D and N150. 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 9 9900X3D and N150 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 9900X3D and N150 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 9 9900X3D and N150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel® Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 24 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 9900X3D and N150 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 9900X3D and N150 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 9 9900X3D and N150 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 9900X3D and N150.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 9 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.2 |
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 35.01 | 3.47 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
Ryzen 9 9900X3D has a 908.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.
The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel N150 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 9 9900X3D is a desktop processor while N150 is a notebook one.
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