Intel N100 processor review

Intel N100

N100 processor released by Intel; release date: 3 Jan 2023. At the time of release, the processor cost $128. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Alder Lake-N microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.40 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 105°C. Manufacturing process technology - 7 nm. Cache size: L1 - 384 KB, L2 - 2 MB, L3 - 6 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR5 4800 MT/s LPDDR5 4800 MT/s. Maximum memory size: 16 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1264. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 6 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel UHD Graphics.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4870
1939
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
156834
5499
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 1939
PassMark - CPU mark 5499

Integrated graphics – Intel UHD Graphics 730

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1300 MHz
Compute units 24
Core clock speed 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 124.8 GFLOPS (1:4)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 998.4 GFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 499.2 GFLOPS
Pipelines 192
Pixel fill rate 10.40 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 15.60 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt

Games performance

F1 2021 (2021)

Low, 1280x72037.40
Medium, 1920x108017.70
High, 1920x108014.50

F1 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x72035.20
Medium, 1920x108016.30
High, 1920x108012.30

Strange Brigade (2018)

Low, 1280x72033.10
Medium, 1920x108013.50
High, 1920x108011.70

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Low, 1280x72019.70
Medium, 1920x10808.36
High, 1920x10804.99

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x72017.70
Medium, 1920x10808.11
High, 1920x10806.30
Ultra, 1920x10805.22

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Low, 1280x72019.00
Medium, 1920x108010.00
High, 1920x10809.00
Ultra, 1920x10808.00

Far Cry 5 (2018)

Low, 1280x72019.00
Medium, 1920x10809.00
High, 1920x10808.00
Ultra, 1920x10808.00

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72030.70
Medium, 1920x108019.50
High, 1920x108018.00

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x72016.60
Medium, 1920x10808.13
High, 1920x10808.13

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72090.80
Medium, 1366x76859.00
High, 1920x108026.80
Ultra, 1920x108024.50

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76851.90
High, 1920x10807.67
Ultra, 1920x10803.38

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake-N
Launch date 3 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $128
Place in performance rating 1286
Processor Number N100
Series Intel Processor N-series
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB
L3 cache 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 4
Number of threads 4

Memory

Max memory channels 1
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory frequency 4800 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR5 4800 MT/s LPDDR5 4800 MT/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x46D1
Execution Units 24
Graphics max dynamic frequency 750 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1
OpenGL 4.6

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1264
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 9
USB revision 2.0/3.2

Security & Reliability

Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)