Intel N100 vs Intel Core i7-6500U

Comparative analysis of Intel N100 and Intel Core i7-6500U 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N100

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 4 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 14 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
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1939 vs 1694
  • Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5500 vs 3277
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 Jan 2023 vs 1 September 2015
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 14 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache 6 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1939 vs 1694
PassMark - CPU mark 5500 vs 3277

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6500U

  • 2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 16 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N100
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6500U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1939
1694
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5500
3277
Name Intel N100 Intel Core i7-6500U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1939 1694
PassMark - CPU mark 5500 3277
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 52.491
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 21.871
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1444
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4095
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1444
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4095

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel N100 Intel Core i7-6500U

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake-N Skylake
Launch date 3 Jan 2023 1 September 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $128 $393
Place in performance rating 1286 1299
Processor Number N100 i7-6500U
Series Intel Processor N-series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 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 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 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 2.50 GHz
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
Die size 99 mm

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 DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x46D1 0x1916
Execution Units 24
Graphics max dynamic frequency 750 MHz 1.05 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 520
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory 32 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 42mm X 24mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1264 FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 7.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up 25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 2.60 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 9 12
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® 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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response 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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)