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Intel Processor N100 vs Intel Core i3-N300 vs Intel Processor N97

Intel Processor N100

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The Intel Processor N100 is an entry-level mobile CPU for thin and light laptops from the Alder Lake-N series. It was announced in early 2023 and offers no performance cores and 4 of the 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The chip does not support HyperThreading and clocks with 1 to 3.4 GHz. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 6 MB L3-cache.

Performance

The average N100 in our database delivers unimpressive multi-thread benchmark scores that are most similar to those of the Core i3-1115G4. The chip is fast enough for many day-to-day tasks, but not much more than that; the other thing to keep in mind is that of the two N100-toting systems tested by us as of October 2023, both have rather high CPU power limits. The chip will be noticeably slower if limited to just six or seven Watts.

Features

The Alder Lake-N chips only support single channel memory with up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 or LPDDR5-4800. The chip also supports Quick Sync and AV1 decoding (most likely same engine as in Alder Lake). Furthermore, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 are partly integrated (but no Thunderbolt). External chips can be connected via PCIe Gen3 x9 (via the PCH).

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and offers only 24 of the 32 EUs (Execution Units) operating at only 450 - 750 MHz. Due to the single channel memory, low clock speeds, and low shader count, the gaming performance of the iGPU is very limited.

Power consumption

The N100 has a base power consumption of only 6 W and is therefore suited for fanless cooling. The CPU is built with a further improved 10nm SuperFin process at Intel (called Intel 7).

Intel Core i3-N300

► remove from comparison Intel i3-N300

The Intel Core i3-N305 is an entry-level mobile CPU for thin and light laptops from the Alder Lake-N series. It was announced in early 2023 and offers no performance cores and 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The chip does not support HyperThreading and clocks with up to 3.8 GHz (single core, 3 GHz all core Turbo). The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 6 MB L3-cache. 

Performance

The performance depends on the cooling and TDP settings and should be somewhere similar to the old  Alder Lake Pentium 8500 (1 performance core, 4 efficiency cores, max. 4.4 GHz and 8 MB L3-cache). The multi-threaded performance should be quite good with the 8 cores but will suffer due to the low TDP. Single thread performance will suffer due to the missing P-cores and relatively low boost clock speeds.

Features

The Alder Lake-N chips only support single channel memory with up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 or LPDDR5-4800. The chip also supports Quick Sync and AV1 decoding (most likely same engine as in Alder Lake). Furthermore, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 are partly integrated (but no Thunderbolt). External chips can be connected via PCIe Gen3 x9 (via the PCH).

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and offersall 32 EUs (Execution Units) operating at up to 1.25 GHz. In addition to the single channel memory, the gaming performance is very limited of the iGPU.

Power consumption

The i3 has a base power consumption of 7 W and is therefore even suited for fanless cooling. The CPU is built with a further improved 10nm SuperFin process at Intel (called Intel 7).

Intel Processor N97

► remove from comparison Intel N97

The Intel Processor N97 is an entry-level mobile CPU for thin and light laptops from the Alder Lake-N series. It was announced in early 2023 and offers no performance cores and 4 of the 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The chip does not support HyperThreading and clocks with up to 3.7 GHz. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 6 MB L3-cache. 

Performance

The performance should be between the Intel Processor N100 and Intel Processor N200 and clearly below the Core i3-N300 and N305 due to the reduced core count. 

Features

The Alder Lake-N chips only support single channel memory with up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 or LPDDR5-4800. The chip also supports Quick Sync and AV1 decoding (most likely same engine as in Alder Lake). Furthermore, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 are partly integrated (but no Thunderbolt). External chips can be connected via PCIe Gen3 x9 (via the PCH).

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and offers only 24 of the 32 EUs (Execution Units) operating at 1200 MHz. Due to the single channel memory, low clock speeds, and low shader count, the gaming performance of the iGPU is very limited.

Power consumption

The N97 has a base power consumption of 12 W and therefore double the amount of the N100. The CPU is built with a further improved 10nm SuperFin process at Intel (called Intel 7).

ModelIntel Processor N100Intel Core i3-N300Intel Processor N97
CodenameAlder Lake-NAlder Lake-NAlder Lake-N
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-NIntel Alder Lake-NIntel Alder Lake-N
Series: Alder Lake-N Alder Lake-N
Intel Core i3-N3051.8 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N300 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N2001 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N97 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N95 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N100 « 1 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N501 - 3.4 GHz2 / 2 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N3051.8 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N300 « - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N2001 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N97 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N95 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N1001 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N501 - 3.4 GHz2 / 2 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N3051.8 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N300 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N2001 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N97 « - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N95 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N1001 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N501 - 3.4 GHz2 / 2 cores6 MB L3
Clock1000 - 3400 MHz <=3800 MHz <=3600 MHz
L3 Cache6 MB6 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 4
4 x 3.4 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
8 / 8
8 x 3.8 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
4 / 4
4 x 3.6 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
TDP6 Watt7 Watt12 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C105 °C
SocketBGA1264
FeaturesDDR4-3200/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-4800 RAM (sin. chan.), PCIe 3, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) ( - 1250 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$128 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - N100
24.4 pt (41%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i3-N300
19 pt (32%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - N97
25.8 pt (43%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
100%
N100 +
min: 60     avg: 60.5     median: 60.5 (34%)     max: 61 Points
34 Points (19%)
104%
N97 +
63 Points (35%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
100%
N100 +
min: 194     avg: 195     median: 195 (4%)     max: 196 Points
165 Points (3%)
98%
N97 +
192 Points (4%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
100%
N100 +
min: 1577     avg: 2449     median: 2559.5 (2%)     max: 2983 Points
2546 Points (2%)
114%
N97 +
2913 Points (3%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
100%
N100 +
min: 747     avg: 885     median: 910.5 (38%)     max: 942 Points
513 Points (22%)
107%
N97 +
973 Points (41%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
100%
N100 +
min: 285     avg: 338     median: 347 (38%)     max: 358 Points
195 Points (21%)
107%
N97 +
371 Points (41%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
100%
N100 +
min: 590     avg: 934     median: 978.5 (2%)     max: 1139 Points
968 Points (2%)
114%
N97 +
1115 Points (3%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
N100 +
min: 246     avg: 384.6     median: 401.5 (3%)     max: 479 Points
416 Points (3%)
119%
N97 +
479 Points (3%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
N100 +
min: 118.8     avg: 143.8     median: 147.9 (41%)     max: 155 Points
85 Points (24%)
109%
N97 +
161 Points (45%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
N100 +
min: 3.84     avg: 4.6     median: 4.2 (5%)     max: 5.99 Points
5.3 Points (7%)
141%
N97 +
6 Points (8%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
N100 +
min: 1.55     avg: 1.7     median: 1.8 (42%)     max: 1.87 Points
1 Points (24%)
110%
N97 +
1.9 Points (46%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
N100 +
min: 4604     avg: 4896     median: 4869 (29%)     max: 5179 Points
2884 Points (17%)
112%
N97 +
5445 Points (33%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
N100 +
min: 9608     avg: 12281     median: 11207 (8%)     max: 15336 Points
12014 Points (9%)
137%
N97 +
15323 Points (11%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
N100 +
min: 14514     avg: 18829     median: 16948 (11%)     max: 24225 Points
18450 Points (12%)
143%
N97 +
24158 Points (15%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
N100 +
min: 7171     avg: 7699     median: 7750 (9%)     max: 8227 Points
4497 Points (5%)
111%
N97 +
8567 Points (10%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
N100 +
min: 481.652     avg: 569     median: 588.3 (7%)     max: 645.884 s
531 s (6%)
113%
N97 +
523 s (6%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
N100 +
min: 15.795     avg: 16.5     median: 16.2 (3%)     max: 17.7 s
17.5 s (4%)
96%
N97 +
16.8 s (3%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
N100 +
min: 2187     avg: 2343     median: 2372 (4%)     max: 2501 Points
1915 Points (3%)
98%
N97 +
2321 Points (4%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
100%
N100 +
min: 7532     avg: 11072     median: 11663.5 (7%)     max: 13291 MIPS
11976 MIPS (7%)
113%
N97 +
13174 MIPS (8%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
100%
N100 +
min: 3046     avg: 3629     median: 3653.5 (43%)     max: 3958 MIPS
2403 MIPS (28%)
110%
N97 +
4019 MIPS (47%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
N100 +
min: 20.85     avg: 27.1     median: 24.1 (8%)     max: 34.7 fps
28.9 fps (10%)
145%
N97 +
34.9 fps (12%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
N100 +
min: 101.8     avg: 134.8     median: 121.2 (28%)     max: 173 fps
106.6 fps (25%)
144%
N97 +
174.8 fps (40%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
100%
N100 +
min: 1.72     avg: 2.8     median: 3 (5%)     max: 3.49 fps
3.2 fps (6%)
118%
N97 +
3.5 fps (6%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
N100 +
min: 0.257     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (8%)     max: 0.263 GB/s
0.2 GB/s (7%)
98%
N97 +
0.3 GB/s (8%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
N100 +
min: 0.529     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (9%)     max: 0.538 GB/s
0.5 GB/s (8%)
100%
N97 +
0.5 GB/s (9%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
N100 +
min: 2.8     avg: 2.9     median: 2.9 (8%)     max: 2.9 GB/s
2.6 GB/s (7%)
100%
N97 +
2.9 GB/s (8%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
100%
N100 +
min: 1992     avg: 2545     median: 2067 (26%)     max: 3964 Seconds
2147 Seconds (27%)
103%
N97 +
2014 Seconds (26%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
100%
N100 +
min: 1017     avg: 1322     median: 1198.5 (8%)     max: 1956 Seconds
1095 Seconds (8%)
118%
N97 +
1020 Seconds (7%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
100%
N100 +
min: 0.822     avg: 0.9     median: 0.9 (19%)     max: 1.06 sec
1.3 sec (29%)
110%
N97 +
0.8 sec (17%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
N100 +
min: 4091     avg: 5232     median: 4838 (10%)     max: 6441 Points
4261 Points (9%)
134%
N97 +
6461 Points (14%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
N100 +
min: 19.264     avg: 19.4     median: 19.4 (4%)     max: 19.531 s
33.2 s (7%)
105%
N97 +
18.4 s (4%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
N100 +
min: 40.302     avg: 40.5     median: 40.4 (2%)     max: 40.679 s
69.1 s (3%)
105%
N97 +
38.3 s (2%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
N100 +
min: 816.966     avg: 836     median: 818.8 (4%)     max: 863.891 s
1381 s (6%)
104%
N97 +
786 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
N100 +
min: 9434     avg: 12661     median: 11998 (9%)     max: 15625 Points
15263 Points (12%)
130%
N97 +
15578 Points (12%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 3723     avg: 5317     median: 5940 (15%)     max: 6486 Points
4983 Points (12%)
103%
N97 +
6118 Points (15%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 34828     avg: 42619     median: 41217 (33%)     max: 51063 Points
28114 Points (23%)
121%
N97 +
50003 Points (41%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 34083     avg: 42751     median: 41809 (34%)     max: 51420 Points
28073 Points (23%)
121%
N97 +
50545 Points (41%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 50867     avg: 52331     median: 52418.5 (43%)     max: 53373 Points
28903 Points (24%)
101%
N97 +
52858 Points (44%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 3133     avg: 3959     median: 4061.5 (10%)     max: 4693 Points
4049 Points (10%)
112%
N97 +
4565 Points (12%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 4589     avg: 5806     median: 6371 (11%)     max: 6602 Points
5528 Points (10%)
102%
N97 +
6473 Points (12%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
100%
1 N100 +
min: 1407     avg: 1999     median: 2054 (9%)     max: 2519 Points
121%
1 N97 +
2493 Points (11%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 1070     avg: 1195     median: 1221.5 (31%)     max: 1245 Points
762 Points (19%)
106%
N97 +
1300 Points (32%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 2283     avg: 2937     median: 3157 (12%)     max: 3282 Points
2803 Points (11%)
101%
N97 +
3181 Points (12%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 571     avg: 1440     median: 1175 (37%)     max: 3105 Points
734 Points (23%)
106%
N97 +
1247 Points (40%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 1356     avg: 6236     median: 3047 (13%)     max: 21003 Points
2641 Points (11%)
99%
N97 +
3029 Points (12%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 915     avg: 981     median: 986 (39%)     max: 1018 Points
626 Points (24%)
108%
N97 +
1060 Points (41%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 1911     avg: 2598     median: 2829 (5%)     max: 2896 Points
2674 Points (5%)
97%
N97 +
2757 Points (5%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 968     avg: 990     median: 993 (4%)     max: 1008 Points
616 Points (3%)
106%
N97 +
1052 Points (5%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 2278     avg: 2624     median: 2753 (9%)     max: 2862 Points
2642 Points (8%)
99%
N97 +
2738 Points (9%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 4278     avg: 4440     median: 4467 (45%)     max: 4549 Points
2913 Points (29%)
105%
N97 +
4703 Points (47%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 10361     avg: 11002     median: 11197 (11%)     max: 11264 Points
9894 Points (10%)
97%
N97 +
10893 Points (11%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
N100 +
min: 1004     avg: 1049     median: 1024.5 (1%)     max: 1122 ms
1638 ms (2%)
105%
N97 +
975 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 N100 +
50984 Points (39%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 N100 +
min: 128.3     avg: 133.5     median: 134.3 (37%)     max: 138.3 Points
108%
1 N97 +
145.3 Points (40%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
N100 +
min: 156.3     avg: 170.5     median: 170.9 (31%)     max: 187.4 Points
104.3 Points (19%)
112%
N97 +
191.4 Points (34%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
N100 +
min: 706     avg: 779     median: 786 (29%)     max: 839 Points
529 Points (20%)
107%
N97 +
844 Points (32%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 12.2     avg: 21.2     median: 21.7 (4%)     max: 29.1 Watt
24.4 Watt (4%)
58%
1 N97 +
37.1 Watt (6%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 12.4     avg: 20.9     median: 24 (4%)     max: 26.1 Watt
108%
1 i3-N300 +
22.2 Watt (4%)
85%
1 N97 +
28.4 Watt (5%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 2.84     avg: 7.3     median: 7.6 (5%)     max: 10.3 Watt
14.7 Watt (10%)
56%
1 N97 +
13.5 Watt (9%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 3.92     avg: 5.3     median: 5.3 (6%)     max: 6.77 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
100%
1 N100 +
min: 17.6     avg: 18.4     median: 18.4 (14%)     max: 19.1 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Processor N100 → 100% n=52

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-N300 → 82% n=52

Average Benchmarks Intel Processor N97 → 111% n=52

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red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
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