Processor N97 vs Xeon L3426
Aggregate performance score
Processor N97 outperforms Xeon L3426 by a whopping 101% 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 | 2347 | 1830 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 1.47 | 11.09 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 1 July 2009 (16 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon L3426 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 58 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon L3426 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 | FCLGA1156,LGA1156 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 12 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L3426 and Processor N97. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon L3426 and Processor N97 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 L3426 and Processor N97 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L3426 and Processor N97. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 | DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 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) ( - 1200 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L3426 and Processor N97.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.57 | 3.15 |
| Recency | 1 July 2009 | 3 January 2023 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 12 Watt |
Xeon L3426 has 100% more threads.
Processor N97, on the other hand, has a 100.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 275% lower power consumption.
The Intel Processor N97 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon L3426 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon L3426 is a server/workstation processor while Processor N97 is a notebook one.
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