Intel N100 vs Intel Core i5-8260U

Comparative analysis of Intel N100 and Intel Core i5-8260U 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N100

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 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 14 nm
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Launch date 3 Jan 2023 vs 1 Oct 2019
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 15 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8260U

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2226 vs 1912
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7398 vs 5408
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2226 vs 1912
PassMark - CPU mark 7398 vs 5408

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N100
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8260U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1912
2226
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5408
7398
Name Intel N100 Intel Core i5-8260U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1912 2226
PassMark - CPU mark 5408 7398

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel N100 Intel Core i5-8260U

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake-N Coffee Lake
Launch date 3 Jan 2023 1 Oct 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $128 $297
Place in performance rating 1317 1112
Processor Number N100 i5-8260U
Series Intel Processor N-series 8th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 8
Base frequency 1.60 GHz
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI

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 DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x46D1 0x3EA9
Execution Units 24
Graphics max dynamic frequency 750 MHz 1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 620
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Max video memory 32 GB

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3 3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI

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

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 46x24
Sockets supported FCBGA1264 FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 10 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up 25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 1.80 GHz

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 9 16
USB revision 2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Security & Reliability

Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)