Intel N100 vs Intel Core 2 Duo P8700

Comparative analysis of Intel N100 and Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 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, 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 N100

Intel Core 2 Duo P8700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N100

CPU is newer: launch date 14 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 34% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 45 nm
4.2x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 25 Watt
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1912 vs 1022
5.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5408 vs 962

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 1 January 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912 vs 1022
PassMark - CPU mark	5408 vs 962

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo P8700

Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	3072 KB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N100
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo P8700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1912

1022

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5408

962

Name	Intel N100	Intel Core 2 Duo P8700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912	1022
PassMark - CPU mark	5408	962
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		336
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.273
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		16.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.076
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.998

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N100	Intel Core 2 Duo P8700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Penryn
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	1 January 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$128	$209
Place in performance rating	1317	3179
Processor Number	N100	P8700
Series	Intel Processor N-series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$37.99
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		12.60
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	3072 KB
L3 cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Base frequency		2.53 GHz
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Die size		107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		1066 MHz
Transistor count		410 million
VID voltage range		1.00V - 1.25V
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	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1264	BGA479, PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	25 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9
USB revision	2.0/3.2
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)