Processor N95 vs Xeon W-2102
Aggregate performance score
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-2102 and Processor N95 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1615 | 1617 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.65 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | Intel Alder Lake-N |
| Power efficiency | 2.52 | 20.06 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 29 August 2017 (7 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $202 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2102 and Processor N95 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 | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 29 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 8.25 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 66 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2102 and Processor N95 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 | FCLGA2066 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2102 and Processor N95. 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 | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2102 and Processor N95 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2102 and Processor N95 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2102 and Processor N95. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.805 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 1200 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2102 and Processor N95.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.19 | 3.18 |
| Recency | 29 August 2017 | 3 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon W-2102 has a 0.3% higher aggregate performance score.
Processor N95, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon W-2102 and Processor N95.
Be aware that Xeon W-2102 is a server/workstation processor while Processor N95 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2102 and Processor N95, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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