Processor N50 vs Xeon E-2236

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2236 and Processor N50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	842	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	47.61	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$284	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2236 and Processor N50 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	6 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	149.6 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2236 and Processor N50 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2236 and Processor N50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E-2236 and Processor N50 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2236 and Processor N50 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2236 and Processor N50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel UHD Graphics P630

Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2236 and Processor N50 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	no data
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2236 and Processor N50 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	no data
OpenGL	N/A	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2236 and Processor N50.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	9

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	6.39	2.30
Recency	27 May 2019	3 January 2023
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	6 Watt

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