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Intel Processor N100 vs Intel Processor N97 vs Intel Core i3-N300

Intel Processor N100

► remove from comparison Intel N100

The Intel Processor N100 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 1 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 average N100 in our database delivers unimpressive multi-thread benchmark scores that are most similar to those of the Core i3-1115G4. The chip is fast enough for many day-to-day tasks, but not much more than that; the other thing to keep in mind is that of the two N100-toting systems tested by us as of October 2023, both have rather high CPU power limits. The chip will be noticeably slower if limited to just six or seven Watts.

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 24 of the 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 N100 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).

Intel Processor N97

► remove from comparison Intel N97

The Intel Processor N97 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 should be between the Intel Processor N100 and Intel Processor N200 and clearly below the Core i3-N300 and N305 due to the reduced core count. 

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 24 of the 32 EUs (Execution Units) operating at 1200 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 N97 has a base power consumption of 12 W and therefore double the amount of the N100. The CPU is built with a further improved 10nm SuperFin process at Intel (called Intel 7).

Intel Core i3-N300

► remove from comparison Intel i3-N300

The Intel Core i3-N305 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 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The chip does not support HyperThreading and clocks with up to 3.8 GHz (single core, 3 GHz all core Turbo). 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 depends on the cooling and TDP settings and should be somewhere similar to the old  Alder Lake Pentium 8500 (1 performance core, 4 efficiency cores, max. 4.4 GHz and 8 MB L3-cache). The multi-threaded performance should be quite good with the 8 cores but will suffer due to the low TDP. Single thread performance will suffer due to the missing P-cores and relatively low boost clock speeds.

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 up to 1.25 GHz. In addition to the single channel memory, the gaming performance is very limited of the iGPU.

Power consumption

The i3 has a base power consumption of 7 W and is therefore even suited for fanless cooling. The CPU is built with a further improved 10nm SuperFin process at Intel (called Intel 7).

ModelIntel Processor N100Intel Processor N97Intel Core i3-N300
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-NIntel Alder Lake-NIntel Alder Lake-N
CodenameAlder Lake-NAlder Lake-NAlder Lake-N
Series: Alder Lake-N Alder Lake-N
Intel Core i3-N3051.8 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N300 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N2001 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N97 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N95 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N100 « 1 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N501 - 3.4 GHz2 / 2 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N3051.8 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N300 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N2001 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N97 « - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N95 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N1001 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N501 - 3.4 GHz2 / 2 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N3051.8 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N300 « - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N2001 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N97 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N95 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N1001 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N501 - 3.4 GHz2 / 2 cores6 MB L3
Clock1000 - 3400 MHz <=3600 MHz <=3800 MHz
L3 Cache6 MB6 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 4
4 x 3.4 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
4 / 4
4 x 3.6 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
8 / 8
8 x 3.8 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
TDP6 Watt12 Watt7 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C105 °C
SocketBGA1264
FeaturesDDR4-3200/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-4800 RAM (sin. chan.), PCIe 3, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 1200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) ( - 1250 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$128 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - N100
26.1 pt (36%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - N97
27.1 pt (38%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i3-N300
20 pt (28%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
100%
N100 +
min: 60     avg: 60.5     median: 60.5 (42%)     max: 61 Points
104%
N97 +
63 Points (44%)
34 Points (24%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
100%
N100 +
min: 194     avg: 195     median: 195 (4%)     max: 196 Points
98%
N97 +
192 Points (4%)
165 Points (3%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
100%
N100 +
min: 1577     avg: 2499     median: 2916 (3%)     max: 2983 Points
100%
N97 +
2913 Points (3%)
2546 Points (2%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
100%
N100 +
min: 747     avg: 883     median: 929 (40%)     max: 942 Points
105%
N97 +
973 Points (41%)
513 Points (22%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
100%
N100 +
min: 285     avg: 336.8     median: 353 (39%)     max: 358 Points
105%
N97 +
371 Points (41%)
195 Points (22%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
100%
N100 +
min: 590     avg: 952     median: 1115 (3%)     max: 1139 Points
100%
N97 +
1115 Points (3%)
968 Points (2%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
N100 +
min: 246     avg: 393     median: 467 (3%)     max: 479 Points
103%
N97 +
479 Points (3%)
416 Points (3%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
N100 +
min: 118.8     avg: 143.3     median: 152 (46%)     max: 155 Points
106%
N97 +
161 Points (48%)
85 Points (26%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
N100 +
min: 3.91     avg: 5     median: 5.2 (7%)     max: 5.99 Points
115%
N97 +
6 Points (8%)
5.3 Points (7%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
N100 +
min: 1.55     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (46%)     max: 1.87 Points
106%
N97 +
1.9 Points (48%)
1 Points (25%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
N100 +
min: 4604     avg: 4884     median: 4869 (29%)     max: 5179 Points
112%
N97 +
5445 Points (33%)
2884 Points (17%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
N100 +
min: 9608     avg: 13384     median: 15207 (11%)     max: 15336 Points
101%
N97 +
15323 Points (11%)
12014 Points (9%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
N100 +
min: 14514     avg: 20884     median: 23912 (17%)     max: 24225 Points
101%
N97 +
24158 Points (17%)
18450 Points (13%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
N100 +
min: 7171     avg: 7832     median: 8098 (10%)     max: 8227 Points
106%
N97 +
8567 Points (10%)
4497 Points (5%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
N100 +
min: 481.652     avg: 536     median: 496.8 (6%)     max: 630.2 s
100%
N97 +
523 s (6%)
531 s (6%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
N100 +
min: 15.795     avg: 16.5     median: 15.9 (3%)     max: 17.7 s
100%
N97 +
16.8 s (3%)
17.5 s (4%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
N100 +
min: 2187     avg: 2330     median: 2372 (4%)     max: 2431 Points
98%
N97 +
2321 Points (4%)
1915 Points (3%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
100%
N100 +
min: 7532     avg: 11305     median: 13177 (8%)     max: 13291 MIPS
100%
N97 +
13174 MIPS (8%)
11976 MIPS (7%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
100%
N100 +
min: 3046     avg: 3599     median: 3635 (43%)     max: 3958 MIPS
111%
N97 +
4019 MIPS (48%)
2403 MIPS (29%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
N100 +
min: 21.8     avg: 30.1     median: 33.9 (12%)     max: 34.7 fps
103%
N97 +
34.9 fps (12%)
28.9 fps (10%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
N100 +
min: 105.35     avg: 150.3     median: 172.6 (40%)     max: 173 fps
101%
N97 +
174.8 fps (40%)
106.6 fps (25%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
100%
N100 +
min: 1.72     avg: 2.8     median: 3.4 (6%)     max: 3.49 fps
102%
N97 +
3.5 fps (6%)
3.2 fps (6%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
N100 +
min: 0.257     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (0%)     max: 0.262 GB/s
98%
N97 +
0.3 GB/s (0%)
0.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
N100 +
min: 0.531     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (9%)     max: 0.538 GB/s
100%
N97 +
0.5 GB/s (9%)
0.5 GB/s (8%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
N100 +
min: 2.8     avg: 2.9     median: 2.9 (8%)     max: 2.9 GB/s
100%
N97 +
2.9 GB/s (8%)
2.6 GB/s (7%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
100%
N100 +
min: 1992     avg: 2509     median: 2040 (26%)     max: 3964 Seconds
100%
N97 +
2014 Seconds (26%)
2147 Seconds (27%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
100%
N100 +
min: 1017     avg: 1331     median: 1048 (7%)     max: 1956 Seconds
100%
N97 +
1020 Seconds (7%)
1095 Seconds (8%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
100%
N100 +
min: 0.822     avg: 0.9     median: 0.8 (18%)     max: 1.06 sec
101%
N97 +
0.8 sec (17%)
1.3 sec (29%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
N100 +
min: 4091     avg: 5656     median: 6435 (14%)     max: 6441 Points
100%
N97 +
6461 Points (14%)
4261 Points (9%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
N100 +
min: 19.264     avg: 19.4     median: 19.4 (4%)     max: 19.531 s
100%
N97 +
18.4 s (4%)
33.2 s (7%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
N100 +
min: 40.352     avg: 40.5     median: 40.4 (2%)     max: 40.601 s
100%
N97 +
38.3 s (2%)
69.1 s (3%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
N100 +
min: 818.372     avg: 833     median: 818.8 (4%)     max: 862.019 s
100%
N97 +
786 s (3%)
1381 s (6%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
N100 +
min: 9434     avg: 13518     median: 15496 (14%)     max: 15625 Points
101%
N97 +
15578 Points (14%)
15263 Points (13%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 3814     avg: 5662     median: 6062 (16%)     max: 6486 Points
101%
N97 +
6118 Points (17%)
4983 Points (13%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 34828     avg: 45164     median: 49600 (40%)     max: 51063 Points
101%
N97 +
50003 Points (41%)
28114 Points (23%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 34083     avg: 44999     median: 49495 (40%)     max: 51420 Points
102%
N97 +
50545 Points (41%)
28073 Points (23%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 50867     avg: 52113     median: 52098 (44%)     max: 53373 Points
101%
N97 +
52858 Points (45%)
28903 Points (24%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 3133     avg: 4052     median: 4558 (12%)     max: 4693 Points
100%
N97 +
4565 Points (12%)
4049 Points (10%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 4589     avg: 6060     median: 6523.5 (12%)     max: 6602 Points
99%
N97 +
6473 Points (12%)
5528 Points (10%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
100%
1 N100 +
min: 1407     avg: 2075     median: 2498 (11%)     max: 2516 Points
100%
1 N97 +
2493 Points (11%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 1070     avg: 1181     median: 1227 (37%)     max: 1245 Points
106%
N97 +
1300 Points (39%)
762 Points (23%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 2283     avg: 2866     median: 3181 (13%)     max: 3282 Points
100%
N97 +
3181 Points (13%)
2803 Points (11%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 915     avg: 980     median: 992 (42%)     max: 1018 Points
107%
N97 +
1060 Points (45%)
626 Points (26%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 1911     avg: 2562     median: 2830 (5%)     max: 2896 Points
97%
N97 +
2757 Points (5%)
2674 Points (5%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 982     avg: 994     median: 993 (4%)     max: 1008 Points
106%
N97 +
1052 Points (5%)
616 Points (3%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 2424     avg: 2680     median: 2753 (9%)     max: 2862 Points
99%
N97 +
2738 Points (9%)
2642 Points (8%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 4390     avg: 4458     median: 4467 (45%)     max: 4518 Points
105%
N97 +
4703 Points (47%)
2913 Points (29%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 10938     avg: 11133     median: 11197 (12%)     max: 11264 Points
97%
N97 +
10893 Points (12%)
9894 Points (11%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
N100 +
min: 1004     avg: 1052     median: 1023 (1%)     max: 1122 ms
100%
N97 +
975 ms (1%)
1638 ms (2%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 N100 +
min: 128.3     avg: 132.3     median: 132.3 (38%)     max: 136.2 Points
110%
1 N97 +
145.3 Points (42%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
N100 +
min: 156.3     avg: 171.7     median: 176.3 (37%)     max: 187.4 Points
109%
N97 +
191.4 Points (40%)
104.3 Points (22%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
N100 +
min: 735     avg: 786     median: 785 (30%)     max: 839 Points
108%
N97 +
844 Points (32%)
529 Points (20%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 12.2     avg: 21.9     median: 26.9 (5%)     max: 29.1 Watt
98%
1 N97 +
37.1 Watt (6%)
100%
1 i3-N300 +
24.4 Watt (4%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 12.4     avg: 21.8     median: 24.3 (4%)     max: 26.1 Watt
99%
1 N97 +
28.4 Watt (5%)
100%
1 i3-N300 +
22.2 Watt (4%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 2.84     avg: 7.1     median: 8.2 (5%)     max: 9.98 Watt
96%
1 N97 +
13.5 Watt (9%)
14.7 Watt (10%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
100%
1 N100 +
3.9 Watt (4%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
100%
1 N100 +
min: 18.3     avg: 18.7     median: 18.7 (14%)     max: 19.1 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Processor N100 → 100% n=50

Average Benchmarks Intel Processor N97 → 102% n=50

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-N300 → 79% n=50

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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