Intel N50 vs Intel Core i3-8100B

Comparative analysis of Intel N50 and Intel Core i3-8100B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N50

  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • 10.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-8100B

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2327 vs 1790
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5997 vs 2907
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2327 vs 1790
PassMark - CPU mark 5997 vs 2907

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N50
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-8100B

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1790
2327
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2907
5997
Name Intel N50 Intel Core i3-8100B
PassMark - Single thread mark 1790 2327
PassMark - CPU mark 2907 5997
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 949
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3197

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel N50 Intel Core i3-8100B

Essentials

Launch date 3 Jan 2023 Q3 '18
Place in performance rating 1458 1449
Architecture codename Coffee Lake
Processor Number i3-8100B
Series 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 1000 MHz 3.60 GHz
L1 cache 96K (per core)
L2 cache 2MB (shared)
L3 cache 6MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4, DDR5, 4800 MHz, Single-channel DDR4-2666
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported Intel BGA 1264 FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt
Package Size 42mm x 28mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 3, 9 Lanes, (CPU only) Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E9B
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)