Intel N100 vs Intel Core i5-4590

Comparative analysis of Intel N100 and Intel Core i5-4590 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), 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 i5-4590

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N100

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 44% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 72.72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
14x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 84 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5408 vs 5377

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs May 2014
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 72.72°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5408 vs 5377

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4590

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2084 vs 1912

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2084 vs 1912

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N100
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4590

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1912

2084

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5408

5377

Name	Intel N100	Intel Core i5-4590
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912	2084
PassMark - CPU mark	5408	5377
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		876
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2820
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		1893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		71.742
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.131
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1067
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2023
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3383
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1067
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2023
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3383

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N100	Intel Core i5-4590
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Haswell
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	May 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$128	$300
Place in performance rating	1317	1821
Processor Number	N100	i5-4590
Series	Intel Processor N-series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Price now		$188.99
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		11.38
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	72.72°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 DMI2
Die size		177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		1400 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	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46D1	0x412
Execution Units	24
Graphics max dynamic frequency	750 MHz	1.15 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory		2 GB
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	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1264	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9	16
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
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® AVX2
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® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)