Intel N50 vs Intel Core i5-7287U

Comparative analysis of Intel N50 and Intel Core i5-7287U 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, 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 N50

Intel Core i5-7287U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N50

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 0 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: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 28 Watt

Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 3 January 2017
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 28 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7287U

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
262144x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
699050.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2157 vs 1756
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3743 vs 2702

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L2 cache	512 KB vs 2MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB vs 6MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2157 vs 1756
PassMark - CPU mark	3743 vs 2702

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N50
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7287U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1756

2157

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2702

3743

Name	Intel N50	Intel Core i5-7287U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1756	2157
PassMark - CPU mark	2702	3743
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4155
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.851
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		47.811
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.381

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N50	Intel Core i5-7287U
Essentials
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	3 January 2017
Place in performance rating	1485	1493
Architecture codename		Kaby Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$304
Processor Number		i5-7287U
Series		7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1000 MHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	2MB (shared)	512 KB
L3 cache	6MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5, 4800 MHz, Single-channel	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1264	BGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	28 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		23 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42x24x1.3
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 9 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x5927
eDRAM		64 MB
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 650
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
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
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)