Intel Processor N50
The Intel Processor N50 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 2 of the 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The chip does not support HyperThreading and clocks with up to 3.4 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 Processor N100 (4 cores, 3.4 GHz) due to the reduced core count. The single thread performance however, should be similar. Compared to older processors, the N50 should be comparable to dual core Skylake based CPUs like the Intel Core m3-8100Y (2x 3.4 GHz, 5W).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 offers only 16 of the 32 EUs (Execution Units) operating at only up to 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 N50 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 - 3400 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 3 Cache | 6 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 2 x 3.4 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) | 6 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing Technology | 10 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Temperature | 105 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 750 MHz) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | x86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcement Date | 01/03/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Product Link (external) | ark.intel.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benchmarks
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
No reviews found for this CPU (yet).
