Intel N100 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660

Comparative analysis of Intel N100 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 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).

Intel N100

Intel Xeon E5-2660

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N100

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 44% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 73 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm
15.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1912 vs 1354

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs March 2012
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 73 °C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912 vs 1354

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
24x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 16 GB
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14075 vs 5408

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 6 MB
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 16 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	14075 vs 5408

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N100
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2660

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1912

1354

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5408

14075

Name	Intel N100	Intel Xeon E5-2660
PassMark - Single thread mark	1912	1354
PassMark - CPU mark	5408	14075
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		549
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		53.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.508

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N100	Intel Xeon E5-2660
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$128	$85
Place in performance rating	1317	2150
Processor Number	N100	E5-2660
Series	Intel Processor N-series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Mobile	Server
Price now		$102
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		32.05
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	73 °C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	4	16
Base frequency		2.20 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	1	4
Maximum memory size	16 GB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR5 4800 MT/s LPDDR5 4800 MT/s	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46D1
Execution Units	24
Graphics max dynamic frequency	750 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1264	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9	40
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® AVX
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)