Intel N50 vs Intel Core i7-4940MX

Comparative analysis of Intel N50 and Intel Core i7-4940MX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 i7-4940MX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N50

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 11 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
9.5x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 57 Watt

Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 19 January 2014
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 57 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4940MX

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.00 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 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2183 vs 1875
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6842 vs 3046

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 96K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB vs 2MB (shared)
L3 cache	8 MB vs 6MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2183 vs 1875
PassMark - CPU mark	6842 vs 3046

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N50
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4940MX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1875

2183

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3046

6842

Name	Intel N50	Intel Core i7-4940MX
PassMark - Single thread mark	1875	2183
PassMark - CPU mark	3046	6842
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		958
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3492
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		19.006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		281.947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.447
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		14.654
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		17.403

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N50	Intel Core i7-4940MX
Essentials
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	19 January 2014
Place in performance rating	1385	1381
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,096
Price now		$609.95
Processor Number		i7-4940MX
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.78
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1000 MHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2MB (shared)	1 MB
L3 cache	6MB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	4.00 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	rPGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	57 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
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.35 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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)