Intel N50 vs Intel Core i7-4900MQ

Comparative analysis of Intel N50 and Intel Core i7-4900MQ 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel N50

Intel Core i7-4900MQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N50

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 7 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 22 nm
7.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 47 Watt

Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 1 June 2013
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 47 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4900MQ

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1398101.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1991 vs 1790
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6108 vs 2907

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 96K (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 2MB (shared)
L3 cache	8192 KB vs 6MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1991 vs 1790
PassMark - CPU mark	6108 vs 2907

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N50
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4900MQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1790

1991

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2907

6108

Name	Intel N50	Intel Core i7-4900MQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1790	1991
PassMark - CPU mark	2907	6108
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		838
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3000
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		15.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		15.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.341
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.091
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3387
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3387
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3356

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N50	Intel Core i7-4900MQ
Essentials
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	1 June 2013
Place in performance rating	1460	1446
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch price (MSRP)		$568
Price now		$586.67
Processor Number		i7-4900MQ
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.54
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1000 MHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2MB (shared)	1024 KB
L3 cache	6MB (shared)	8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Transistor count		1400 Million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5, 4800 MHz, Single-channel	DDR3L 1333/1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1264	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 9 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3
Graphics
Device ID		0x416
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.3 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)