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Intel Processor N97 vs Intel Processor N200

Intel Processor N97

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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 Processor N200

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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).

ModelIntel Processor N97Intel Processor N200
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-NIntel Alder Lake-N
CodenameAlder Lake-NAlder Lake-N
Series: Alder Lake-N Alder Lake-N
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 N2001 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N97 « - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N95 compare - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N100 compare1 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N50 compare1 - 3.4 GHz2 / 2 cores6 MB L3
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 « 1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N97 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N95 compare - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N100 compare1 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N50 compare1 - 3.4 GHz2 / 2 cores6 MB L3
Clock <=3600 MHz1000 - 3700 MHz
L3 Cache6 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 4
4 x 3.6 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
4 / 4
4 x 3.7 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
TDP12 Watt6 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 1200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) (450 - 750 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

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 - N200
21.5 pt (30%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
100%
N97 +
63 Points (44%)
45 Points (31%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
100%
N97 +
192 Points (4%)
91 Points (2%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
100%
N97 +
2913 Points (3%)
1406 Points (1%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
100%
N97 +
973 Points (41%)
690 Points (29%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
100%
N97 +
371 Points (41%)
265 Points (29%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
100%
N97 +
1115 Points (3%)
542 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
N97 +
479 Points (3%)
219 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
N97 +
161 Points (48%)
113 Points (34%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
N97 +
6 Points (8%)
2.7 Points (4%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
N97 +
1.9 Points (48%)
1.4 Points (34%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
N97 +
5445 Points (33%)
3937 Points (24%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
N97 +
15323 Points (11%)
7549 Points (5%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
N97 +
24158 Points (17%)
11030 Points (8%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
N97 +
8567 Points (10%)
5971 Points (7%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
N97 +
523 s (6%)
875 s (10%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
N97 +
16.8 s (3%)
26 s (5%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
N97 +
2321 Points (4%)
2115 Points (3%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
100%
N97 +
13174 MIPS (8%)
7146 MIPS (4%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
100%
N97 +
4019 MIPS (48%)
3230 MIPS (39%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
N97 +
34.9 fps (12%)
16.3 fps (6%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
N97 +
174.8 fps (40%)
80 fps (18%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
100%
N97 +
3.5 fps (6%)
1.5 fps (3%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
N97 +
0.3 GB/s (0%)
112%
N200 +
0.3 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
N97 +
0.5 GB/s (9%)
110%
N200 +
0.6 GB/s (10%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
N97 +
2.9 GB/s (8%)
110%
N200 +
3.2 GB/s (8%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
100%
N97 +
2014 Seconds (26%)
4297 Seconds (55%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
100%
N97 +
1020 Seconds (7%)
2150 Seconds (15%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
100%
N97 +
0.8 sec (17%)
1.1 sec (25%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
N97 +
6461 Points (14%)
3902 Points (8%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
N97 +
18.4 s (4%)
100%
N200 +
18.8 s (4%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
N97 +
38.3 s (2%)
100%
N200 +
42.7 s (2%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
N97 +
786 s (3%)
1011 s (4%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
N97 +
15578 Points (14%)
9491 Points (8%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
N97 +
6118 Points (17%)
2765 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
N97 +
50003 Points (41%)
27649 Points (22%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
N97 +
50545 Points (41%)
28655 Points (23%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
N97 +
52858 Points (45%)
34749 Points (29%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
N97 +
4565 Points (12%)
2848 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
N97 +
6473 Points (12%)
4135 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
100%
N97 +
2493 Points (11%)
1251 Points (5%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
100%
N97 +
1300 Points (39%)
956 Points (29%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
100%
N97 +
3181 Points (13%)
1660 Points (7%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
N97 +
1060 Points (45%)
928 Points (39%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
N97 +
2757 Points (5%)
1540 Points (3%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
N97 +
1052 Points (5%)
891 Points (4%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
N97 +
2738 Points (9%)
1518 Points (5%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
N97 +
4703 Points (47%)
4552 Points (45%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
N97 +
10893 Points (12%)
9989 Points (11%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
N97 +
975 ms (1%)
1460 ms (2%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 N97 +
145.3 Points (42%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
N97 +
191.4 Points (40%)
171.3 Points (36%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
N97 +
844 Points (32%)
614 Points (24%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 N97 +
37.1 Watt (6%)
104%
1 N200 +
14.1 Watt (2%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 N97 +
28.4 Watt (5%)
103%
1 N200 +
13.6 Watt (2%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 N97 +
13.5 Watt (9%)
105%
1 N200 +
6.1 Watt (4%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
100%
1 N200 +
16.1 Points per Watt (12%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Processor N97 → 100% n=51

Average Benchmarks Intel Processor N200 → 71% n=51

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