Intel N100 vs AMD FX-8300

Comparative analysis of Intel N100 and AMD FX-8300 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N100

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 49% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 70.50°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
  • 15.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1912 vs 1488
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5408 vs 5337
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 Jan 2023 vs October 2012
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1912 vs 1488
PassMark - CPU mark 5408 vs 5337

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8300

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L2 cache 8 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 8 MB vs 6 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N100
CPU 2: AMD FX-8300

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1912
1488
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5408
5337
Name Intel N100 AMD FX-8300
PassMark - Single thread mark 1912 1488
PassMark - CPU mark 5408 5337
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 518
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2318
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 19.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.999

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel N100 AMD FX-8300

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake-N Vishera
Launch date 3 Jan 2023 October 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $128
Place in performance rating 1317 2542
Processor Number N100
Series Intel Processor N-series AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment Mobile Desktop
Family AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB FD8300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray FD8300WMW8KHK
Price now $80.59
Value for money (0-100) 28.21

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 384 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 8 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature 105°C 70.50°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 4.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 4 8
Base frequency 3.3 GHz
Die size 315 mm
P0 Vcore voltage Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V
Transistor count 1200 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 1
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory frequency 4800 MHz 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR5 4800 MT/s LPDDR5 4800 MT/s DDR3

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 1
Package Size 35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1264 AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 9
USB revision 2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision n / a

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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Virtualization

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