Processor N97 vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

Place in the ranking	498	1543
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Power efficiency	30.26	27.24
Architecture codename	Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	19 April 2022 (2 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and Processor N97 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	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	6 nm	10 nm
Die size	208 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and Processor N97 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	FP7	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	12 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and Processor N97. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	PRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, 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	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and Processor N97 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 PRO 6950H and Processor N97 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and Processor N97. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 680M

Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and Processor N97.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.66	3.52
Integrated graphics card	15.98	2.32
Recency	19 April 2022	3 January 2023
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	6 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	12 Watt

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H has a 316.5% higher aggregate performance score, 588.8% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.

Processor N97, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 275% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N97 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and Processor N97, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.