Intel N97 vs AMD RX-418GD

Comparative analysis of Intel N97 and AMD RX-418GD 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel N97

AMD RX-418GD

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N97

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 21 October 2015
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 320 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-418GD

Around 88789% higher clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 3.60 GHz
1048576x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3200 MHz vs 3.60 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 2MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N97
CPU 2: AMD RX-418GD

Name	Intel N97	AMD RX-418GD
PassMark - Single thread mark	2124
PassMark - CPU mark	5919
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1543
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4536
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4536

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N97	AMD RX-418GD
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Merlin Falcon
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	21 October 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$128
Place in performance rating	1087	1151
Processor Number	N97
Series	Intel Processor N-series
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Family		AMD R-Series
Price now		RX-418GD
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	96K (per core)	320 KB
L2 cache	2MB (shared)	2 MB
L3 cache	6MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3200 MHz
Number of cores	4	4
Base frequency		1800 MHz
Die size		1073 mm2
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
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	DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Graphics
Execution Units	24
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Radeon R6 series
Graphics base frequency		800 MHz
Number of pipelines		384
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	micro-BGA
Sockets supported	FCBGA1264	BGA (FP4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9
USB revision	2.0/3.2	3.0
PCI Express revision		3.0
UART
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
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)