Intel N100 vs Intel Core i5-4278U

Comparative analysis of Intel N100 and Intel Core i5-4278U 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel N100

Intel Core i5-4278U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N100

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.10 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
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 28 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1912 vs 1709
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5408 vs 2825

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 21 July 2014
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.10 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 3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 28 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912 vs 1709
PassMark - CPU mark	5408 vs 2825

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N100
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4278U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1912

1709

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5408

2825

Name	Intel N100	Intel Core i5-4278U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912	1709
PassMark - CPU mark	5408	2825
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		687
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.179
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		35.732
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.045
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.564
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1145
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3331
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1145
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3331

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N100	Intel Core i5-4278U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Haswell
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	21 July 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$128	$315
Place in performance rating	1317	1967
Processor Number	N100	i5-4278U
Series	Intel Processor N-series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
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	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Base frequency		2.60 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		181 mm
Transistor count		1300 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR5 4800 MT/s LPDDR5 4800 MT/s	DDR3L-1333, 1600; LPDDR3-1333, 1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46D1	0xA2E
Execution Units	24
Graphics max dynamic frequency	750 MHz	1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel® Iris® Graphics 5100
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz	3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3280x2000@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1264	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	28 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9	12
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		2
PCIe configurations		4x1, 2x4
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
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® AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)