Processor N100 vs Xeon Gold 6126F

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6126F and Processor N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1788
Place by popularity	not in top-100	65
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency	no data	37.07
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,931	$128

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6126F 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	4
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Multiplier	26	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6126F 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6126F and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6126F and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6126F 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 Gold 6126F and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

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 Gold 6126F and Processor N100.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	9

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	3 January 2023
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	6 Watt

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