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Intel Processor N100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

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).

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

► remove from comparison AMD R5 3550H

The AMD Ryzen 5 3550H is a mobile SoC that was announced in January 2019. It combines four Zen+ cores (8 threads) clocked at 2.1 GHz to 3.7 GHz with a Radeon RX Vega 8 graphics adapter with 8 CUs (512 Shaders) clocked at up to 1,200 MHz. Compared to the similar Ryzen 5 3500U, the 3550H offers a 20 Watt higher TDP and therefore a better performance under long periods of load. The integrated dual-channel memory controller supports up to DDR4-2400 memory. As the features of the Picasso APUs are the same compared to the Raven Ridge predecessors, we point to our Raven Ridge launch article.

The Picasso SoCs use the Zen+ microarchitecture with slight improvements that should lead to a 3% IPS (performance per clock) improvements. Furthermore, the 12 nm process allows higher clock rates at similar power consumptions.

Performance

The average 3550H in our database proves to be a solid mid-range CPU, its multi-thread benchmark scores hovering close to those of the Intel Core i7-10710U and the Core i5-8257U. Which is a little slow for an H-class processor, as of late 2021, but still more than enough for the vast majority of apps and games, provided one is fine with having to wait a little longer than usual for that 4K video encoding job to get completed.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and sufficiently high CPU power limits, the Pavilion Gaming 15-ec0002ng is among the fastest laptops powered by the 3550H that we know of. It can be more than 20% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 5 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 35 W. Laptop makers are free to reduce that value significantly with 12 W being the minimum AMD-recommended value. Clock speeds and performance would take a hit as a result; either way, that's a little too high to allow for passively cooled designs.

Last but not the least, the AMD Ryzen 5 3550H is built with a 12 nm process for lower-than-average, as of mid 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelIntel Processor N100AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-NAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
CodenameAlder Lake-NPicasso-U (Zen+)
Series: Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) Picasso-U (Zen+)
Intel Core i3-N305 compare1.8 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N300 compare - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N200 compare1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N97 compare - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N95 compare - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N100 « 1 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N50 compare1 - 3.4 GHz2 / 2 cores6 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U compare2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U compare2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H « 2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U compare2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U compare2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U compare2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
Clock1000 - 3400 MHz2100 - 3700 MHz
L3 Cache6 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 4
4 x 3.4 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
4 / 8
TDP6 Watt35 Watt
Technology10 nm12 nm
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C
SocketBGA1264FP5
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, SHADDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$128 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comwww.amd.com
L1 Cache384 KB
L2 Cache2 MB
Transistors4500 Million

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 - R5 3550H
26.7 pt (37%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 60     avg: 60.5     median: 60.5 (42%)     max: 61 Points
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 194     avg: 195     median: 195 (4%)     max: 196 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
100%
N100 +
min: 1577     avg: 2499     median: 2916 (3%)     max: 2983 Points
min: 3646     avg: 3930     median: 3929.5 (4%)     max: 4213 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
100%
N100 +
min: 747     avg: 883     median: 929 (40%)     max: 942 Points
min: 850     avg: 886     median: 886 (38%)     max: 922 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
100%
N100 +
min: 285     avg: 336.8     median: 353 (39%)     max: 358 Points
min: 331     avg: 354.3     median: 359 (40%)     max: 370 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
100%
N100 +
min: 590     avg: 952     median: 1115 (3%)     max: 1139 Points
min: 1421     avg: 1596     median: 1621 (4%)     max: 1728 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
N100 +
min: 246     avg: 393     median: 467 (3%)     max: 479 Points
min: 635     avg: 717     median: 742 (5%)     max: 769 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
N100 +
min: 118.8     avg: 143.3     median: 152 (46%)     max: 155 Points
min: 77     avg: 137.9     median: 144 (43%)     max: 146 Points
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
8.6 Points (11%)
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
1.7 Points (41%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
N100 +
min: 4604     avg: 4884     median: 4869 (29%)     max: 5179 Points
min: 4575     avg: 5413     median: 4592 (28%)     max: 7893 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
N100 +
min: 9608     avg: 13384     median: 15207 (11%)     max: 15336 Points
min: 19002     avg: 19535     median: 19520.5 (14%)     max: 20097 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 N100 +
min: 14514     avg: 20884     median: 23912 (17%)     max: 24225 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 N100 +
min: 7171     avg: 7832     median: 8098 (10%)     max: 8227 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
N100 +
min: 481.652     avg: 536     median: 496.8 (6%)     max: 630.2 s
209.2 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
N100 +
min: 15.795     avg: 16.5     median: 15.9 (3%)     max: 17.7 s
7.7 s (2%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
N100 +
min: 2187     avg: 2330     median: 2372 (4%)     max: 2431 Points
2929 Points (5%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
100%
N100 +
min: 7532     avg: 11305     median: 13177 (8%)     max: 13291 MIPS
min: 16683     avg: 17967     median: 17978 (10%)     max: 19409 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
100%
N100 +
min: 3046     avg: 3599     median: 3635 (43%)     max: 3958 MIPS
min: 3472     avg: 3554     median: 3547.5 (42%)     max: 3652 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
N100 +
min: 21.8     avg: 30.1     median: 33.9 (12%)     max: 34.7 fps
44.3 fps (15%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
N100 +
min: 105.35     avg: 150.3     median: 172.6 (40%)     max: 173 fps
146.8 fps (34%)
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
min: 3.7     avg: 4.1     median: 4 (7%)     max: 4.43 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
N100 +
min: 0.257     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (0%)     max: 0.262 GB/s
0.5 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
N100 +
min: 0.531     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (9%)     max: 0.538 GB/s
0.7 GB/s (12%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
N100 +
min: 2.8     avg: 2.9     median: 2.9 (8%)     max: 2.9 GB/s
4.7 GB/s (12%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
100%
N100 +
min: 1992     avg: 2509     median: 2040 (26%)     max: 3964 Seconds
1297 Seconds (17%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
100%
N100 +
min: 1017     avg: 1331     median: 1048 (7%)     max: 1956 Seconds
min: 612     avg: 675     median: 659 (5%)     max: 759 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
100%
N100 +
min: 0.822     avg: 0.9     median: 0.8 (18%)     max: 1.06 sec
min: 0.732     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (16%)     max: 0.752 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
N100 +
min: 4091     avg: 5656     median: 6435 (14%)     max: 6441 Points
min: 7123     avg: 7227     median: 7174 (15%)     max: 7385 Points
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
11.9 s (3%)
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
27.7 s (1%)
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
695 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
N100 +
min: 9434     avg: 13518     median: 15496 (14%)     max: 15625 Points
24607 Points (22%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 3814     avg: 5662     median: 6062 (16%)     max: 6486 Points
min: 6321     avg: 6969     median: 6803 (18%)     max: 7724 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 34828     avg: 45164     median: 49600 (40%)     max: 51063 Points
min: 52657     avg: 54549     median: 54658 (44%)     max: 56221 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 34083     avg: 44999     median: 49495 (40%)     max: 51420 Points
min: 53643     avg: 54868     median: 55096 (45%)     max: 56566 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 50867     avg: 52113     median: 52098 (44%)     max: 53373 Points
min: 60469     avg: 61391     median: 61297 (52%)     max: 62057 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 3133     avg: 4052     median: 4558 (12%)     max: 4693 Points
min: 2848     avg: 6157     median: 6734.5 (17%)     max: 8124 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 4589     avg: 6060     median: 6523.5 (12%)     max: 6602 Points
min: 10096     avg: 10671     median: 10554 (19%)     max: 11617 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
100%
N100 +
min: 1407     avg: 2075     median: 2498 (11%)     max: 2516 Points
min: 2996     avg: 3268     median: 3363 (14%)     max: 3534 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 1070     avg: 1181     median: 1227 (33%)     max: 1245 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 2283     avg: 2866     median: 3181 (13%)     max: 3282 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 915     avg: 980     median: 992 (42%)     max: 1018 Points
min: 880     avg: 896     median: 899 (38%)     max: 907 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 1911     avg: 2562     median: 2830 (5%)     max: 2896 Points
min: 3162     avg: 3316     median: 3281 (6%)     max: 3486 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 982     avg: 994     median: 993 (4%)     max: 1008 Points
min: 806     avg: 886     median: 902 (4%)     max: 914 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 2424     avg: 2680     median: 2753 (9%)     max: 2862 Points
min: 3034     avg: 3238     median: 3250 (10%)     max: 3562 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 4390     avg: 4458     median: 4467 (45%)     max: 4518 Points
min: 3623     avg: 3797     median: 3807 (38%)     max: 3938 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 10938     avg: 11133     median: 11197 (12%)     max: 11264 Points
min: 11183     avg: 12118     median: 11926 (13%)     max: 13441 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 13474     avg: 14342     median: 14437 (26%)     max: 15114 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 3348     avg: 3420     median: 3353 (65%)     max: 3558 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
N100 +
min: 1004     avg: 1052     median: 1023 (1%)     max: 1122 ms
min: 1042     avg: 1145     median: 1173 (1%)     max: 1229 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
117.8 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 28324     avg: 28827     median: 28811.5 (26%)     max: 29361 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
N100 +
min: 128.3     avg: 132.3     median: 132.3 (38%)     max: 136.2 Points
124.3 Points (36%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
N100 +
min: 156.3     avg: 171.7     median: 176.3 (37%)     max: 187.4 Points
min: 151.3     avg: 161.1     median: 162 (34%)     max: 174 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
N100 +
min: 735     avg: 786     median: 785 (30%)     max: 839 Points
832 Points (32%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 12.2     avg: 21.9     median: 26.9 (5%)     max: 29.1 Watt
min: 39.9     avg: 50.3     median: 50.3 (9%)     max: 60.6 Watt
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
35.2 Watt (6%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 2.84     avg: 7.1     median: 8.2 (5%)     max: 9.98 Watt
11.2 Watt (7%)
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
18.3 Points per Watt (14%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Processor N100 → 100% n=46

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 3550H → 116% n=46

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