Intel N95 vs Intel Core i5-2500

Comparative analysis of Intel N95 and Intel Core i5-2500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel N95

Intel Core i5-2500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N95

Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 72.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm
6.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1928 vs 1702
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5359 vs 4113

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1928 vs 1702
PassMark - CPU mark	5359 vs 4113

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2500

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB

Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N95
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1928

1702

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5359

4113

Name	Intel N95	Intel Core i5-2500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1928	1702
PassMark - CPU mark	5359	4113
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2283
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.022
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		57.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.373
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.772
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.47

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N95	Intel Core i5-2500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q1'23	January 2011
Place in performance rating	1303	2484
Processor Number	N95	i5-2500
Series	Intel Processor N-series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$85
Price now		$88.99
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		20.95
Performance
64 bit support
L3 cache	6 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Base frequency		3.30 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46D2	0x102
Execution Units	16
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz	1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported		LGA1155
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9	16
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)