Intel N97 vs Intel Core i7-9850H

Comparative analysis of Intel N97 and Intel Core i7-9850H 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.

Intel N97

Intel Core i7-9850H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N97

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 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: 7 nm vs 14 nm
3.8x lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	3 Jan 2023 vs 23 April 2019
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9850H

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
786432x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
8x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 16 GB
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2484 vs 2052
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11047 vs 5823

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 2MB (shared)
L3 cache	12 MB vs 6MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2484 vs 2052
PassMark - CPU mark	11047 vs 5823

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N97
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9850H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2052

2484

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5823

11047

Name	Intel N97	Intel Core i7-9850H
PassMark - Single thread mark	2052	2484
PassMark - CPU mark	5823	11047
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1108
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4809

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N97	Intel Core i7-9850H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Coffee Lake
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	23 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$128	$395
Place in performance rating	1204	1202
Processor Number	N97	i7-9850H
Series	Intel Processor N-series	i7-9000
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Family		Core i7
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	96K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	2MB (shared)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	6MB (shared)	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Base frequency		2.60 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
Number of threads		12
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.8 GB/s
Graphics
Execution Units	24
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz	1.15 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x3E9B
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory		64 GB
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	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1264	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9	16
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)