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Intel Processor N200 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) | 828 g
The Intel Processor N200 is an entry-level mobile CPU for thin and light laptops from the Alder Lake-N series. It was announced in early 2023 and offers no performance cores and 4 of the 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The chip does not support HyperThreading and clocks with up to 3.7 GHz. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 6 MB L3-cache.
Performance
The performance is clearly lower than the Core i3-N300 and N305 due to the reduced core count. Compared to older processors, the N200 should be similar to a Core i5-8250U (4 cores with HyperThreading, 3.4 GHz, 15W) when the power limit is not restricting performance.
Features
The Alder Lake-N chips only support single channel memory with up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 or LPDDR5-4800. The chip also supports Quick Sync and AV1 decoding (most likely same engine as in Alder Lake). Furthermore, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 are partly integrated (but no Thunderbolt). External chips can be connected via PCIe Gen3 x9 (via the PCH).
The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and offersall 32 EUs (Execution Units) operating at only 450 - 750 MHz. Due to the single channel memory, low clock speeds and low shader count, the gaming performance of the iGPU is very limited.
Power consumption
The N200 has a base power consumption of only 6 W and is therefore suited for fanless cooling. The CPU is built with a further improved 10nm SuperFin process at Intel (called Intel 7).
Codename | Alder Lake-N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series | Intel Alder Lake-N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series: Alder Lake-N Alder Lake-N
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Clock Rate | 1000 - 3700 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 3 Cache | 6 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 4 x 3.7 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) | 6 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing Technology | 10 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. Temperature | 105 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) (450 - 750 MHz) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 Bit | 64 Bit support | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | x86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcement Date | 01/03/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product Link (external) | ark.intel.com |
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