Intel Processor N200

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 Intel Core i3-N305 1.8 - 3.8 GHz 8 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i3-N300 - 3.8 GHz 8 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Processor N200 « 1 - 3.7 GHz 4 / 4  6 MB L3 Intel Processor N97 - 3.6 GHz 4 / 4  6 MB L3 Intel Processor N95 - 3.4 GHz 4 / 4  6 MB L3 Intel Processor N100 1 - 3.4 GHz 4 / 4  6 MB L3 Intel Processor N50 1 - 3.4 GHz 2 / 2  6 MB L3
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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