Intel N100 vs Intel Celeron 2970M

Comparative analysis of Intel N100 and Intel Celeron 2970M 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel N100

Intel Celeron 2970M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N100

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
6.2x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 37 Watt
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1943 vs 1245
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5505 vs 1501

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 14 April 2014
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	6 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 37 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1943 vs 1245
PassMark - CPU mark	5505 vs 1501

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2970M

2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB

Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N100
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2970M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1943

1245

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5505

1501

Name	Intel N100	Intel Celeron 2970M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1943	1245
PassMark - CPU mark	5505	1501
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		684
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		684
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2841
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2841
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3351

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N100	Intel Celeron 2970M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Haswell
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	14 April 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$128	$75
Place in performance rating	1285	1292
Processor Number	N100	2970M
Series	Intel Processor N-series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	6 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Base frequency		2.20 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		130 mm
Transistor count		960 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	DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46D1
Execution Units	24
Graphics max dynamic frequency	750 MHz	1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
VGA
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 x 4.7mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1264	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	37 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9	16
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key 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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel 64
Intel® TSX-NI
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)