Processor N100 vs Xeon E3-1220L v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Processor N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2412	1490
Place by popularity	not in top-100	97
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.07	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Alder Lake-N
Architecture codename	Haswell-WS (2013)	Alder Lake-N
Release date	2 June 2013 (10 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$128
Current price	$149	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220L v3 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	44 x 3.4  GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220L v3 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	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1150	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Processor N100. 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	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220L v3 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 E3-1220L v3 and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Processor N100.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	9

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.91	3.29
Recency	2 June 2013	3 January 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	4	44 x 3.4 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	6 Watt

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