Intel N100 vs Intel Core i5-6500

Comparative analysis of Intel N100 and Intel Core i5-6500 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 i5-6500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N100

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 48% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 71°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 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
10.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 5 August 2015
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 71°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6500

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2100 vs 1912
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5618 vs 5408

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2100 vs 1912
PassMark - CPU mark	5618 vs 5408

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N100
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1912

2100

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5408

5618

Name	Intel N100	Intel Core i5-6500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912	2100
PassMark - CPU mark	5408	5618
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		899
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2938
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2112
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		75.209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.811
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1575
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5455
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1575
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5455

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N100	Intel Core i5-6500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Skylake
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	5 August 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$128	$192
Place in performance rating	1317	1430
Processor Number	N100	i5-6500
Series	Intel Processor N-series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Price now		$234.38
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		9.10
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Base frequency		3.20 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR5 4800 MT/s LPDDR5 4800 MT/s	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46D1	0x1912
Execution Units	24
Graphics max dynamic frequency	750 MHz	1.05 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1264	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9	16
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)