Intel N97 vs AMD Athlon PRO 300U

Comparative analysis of Intel N97 and AMD Athlon PRO 300U 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.

Intel N97

AMD Athlon PRO 300U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N97

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1959 vs 1931
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5687 vs 4080

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 8 Apr 2019
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 128K (per core)
L3 cache	6MB (shared) vs 4MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1959 vs 1931
PassMark - CPU mark	5687 vs 4080

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300U

524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 2MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N97
CPU 2: AMD Athlon PRO 300U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1959

1931

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5687

4080

Name	Intel N97	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1959	1931
PassMark - CPU mark	5687	4080

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N97	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Raven Ridge 2
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	8 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$128
Place in performance rating	1267	1319
Processor Number	N97
Series	Intel Processor N-series
Vertical segment	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	96K (per core)	128K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (shared)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	6MB (shared)	4MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Base frequency		2.4 GHz
Number of threads		4
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s	DDR4, Dual-channel
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	24
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
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	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1264	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9
USB revision	2.0/3.2
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
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)