Intel N97 vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700U

Comparative analysis of Intel N97 and AMD Ryzen 7 2700U 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel N97

AMD Ryzen 7 2700U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N97

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 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
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2120 vs 1812

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 26 October 2017
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 95°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2120 vs 1812

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 2700U

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
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 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6868 vs 5918

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 2MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB vs 6MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6868 vs 5918

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N97
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 2700U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2120

1812

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5918

6868

Name	Intel N97	AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2120	1812
PassMark - CPU mark	5918	6868
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		645
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2352
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1714
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2331
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7007
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1714
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2331
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7007

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N97	AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Zen
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	26 October 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$128
Place in performance rating	1087	1056
Processor Number	N97
Series	Intel Processor N-series	AMD Ryzen 7 Mobile Processors with Radeon RX Vega Graphics
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray		YM2700C4T4MFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	96K (per core)	384 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	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Base frequency		2.2 GHz
Die size		246 mm
Number of GPU cores		10
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	2400 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 RX Vega 10 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1300 MHz
iGPU core count		10
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	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-25 Watt
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		3.0
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
Video Core Next (VCN)
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™)