Intel N97 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

Comparative analysis of Intel N97 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600H 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 Ryzen 5 2600H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N97

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.8x lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2120 vs 2094

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 10 September 2018
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 192 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2120 vs 2094

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

1048576x 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 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7834 vs 5877

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 2MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB vs 6MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7834 vs 5877

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N97
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2120

2094

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5877

7834

Name	Intel N97	AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
PassMark - Single thread mark	2120	2094
PassMark - CPU mark	5877	7834

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N97	AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Zen
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	10 September 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$128
Place in performance rating	1086	1068
Processor Number	N97
Series	Intel Processor N-series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray		YM2600C3T4MFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	96K (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	2MB (shared)	2 MB
L3 cache	6MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Base frequency		3.2 GHz
Compute Cores		12
Die size		246 mm
Number of GPU cores		8
Number of threads		8
Transistor count		4500 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s	DDR4
Graphics
Execution Units	24
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
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
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	45 Watt
Configurable TDP		35-54 Watt
Thermal Solution		Not included
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
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
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™)