Processor N100 vs Xeon 6517P
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6517P outperforms Processor N100 by a whopping 1182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 209 | 2044 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 24.48 | 11.07 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Alder Lake-N |
| Power efficiency | 15.72 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Granite Rapids (2024−2025) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 24 February 2025 (less than a year ago) | 3 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,195 | $128 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon 6517P has 121% better value for money than Processor N100.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon 6517P 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 | 3.2 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 112 KB (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 72 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 79 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 6517P 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA4710 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | + 6 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 6517P and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon 6517P and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 6517P and Processor N100 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 6517P and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5(6400MT/s) | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 6517P and Processor N100.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 88 | 9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.83 | 2.17 |
| Recency | 24 February 2025 | 3 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 4 |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
Xeon 6517P has a 1182.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
The Intel Xeon 6517P is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Processor N100 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon 6517P is a server/workstation processor while Processor N100 is a notebook one.
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