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Intel Core i3-N300 vs Intel Processor N100 vs Intel Processor N200

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).

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 N200

► remove from comparison Intel 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).

ModelIntel Core i3-N300Intel Processor N100Intel Processor N200
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 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 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 N200 « 1 - 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
Clock <=3800 MHz1000 - 3400 MHz1000 - 3700 MHz
L3 Cache6 MB6 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 8
8 x 3.8 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
4 / 4
4 x 3.4 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
4 / 4
4 x 3.7 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
TDP7 Watt6 Watt6 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C105 °C
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) ( - 1250 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) (450 - 750 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com
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
$128 U.S.

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i3-N300
20 pt (28%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - N100
26.3 pt (36%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - N200
21.5 pt (30%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
34 Points (24%)
178%
N100 +
min: 60     avg: 60.5     median: 60.5 (42%)     max: 61 Points
132%
N200 +
45 Points (31%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
165 Points (3%)
118%
N100 +
min: 194     avg: 195     median: 195 (4%)     max: 196 Points
91 Points (2%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
2546 Points (2%)
116%
N100 +
min: 2038     avg: 2730     median: 2949.5 (3%)     max: 2983 Points
1406 Points (1%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
513 Points (22%)
181%
N100 +
min: 868     avg: 918     median: 930 (40%)     max: 942 Points
135%
N200 +
690 Points (29%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
195 Points (22%)
182%
N100 +
min: 331     avg: 349.8     median: 355 (39%)     max: 358 Points
136%
N200 +
265 Points (29%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
968 Points (2%)
116%
N100 +
min: 776     avg: 1042     median: 1126.5 (3%)     max: 1139 Points
542 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
416 Points (3%)
113%
N100 +
min: 296     avg: 429.8     median: 472 (3%)     max: 479 Points
219 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
85 Points (26%)
180%
N100 +
min: 137     avg: 149.5     median: 153 (46%)     max: 155 Points
133%
N200 +
113 Points (34%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
5.3 Points (7%)
min: 3.91     avg: 5     median: 5.2 (7%)     max: 5.99 Points
2.7 Points (4%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1 Points (25%)
179%
N100 +
min: 1.55     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (46%)     max: 1.87 Points
133%
N200 +
1.4 Points (34%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
2884 Points (17%)
169%
N100 +
min: 4604     avg: 4884     median: 4869 (29%)     max: 5179 Points
137%
N200 +
3937 Points (24%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
12014 Points (9%)
127%
N100 +
min: 9608     avg: 13384     median: 15207 (11%)     max: 15336 Points
7549 Points (5%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
18450 Points (13%)
130%
N100 +
min: 14514     avg: 20884     median: 23912 (17%)     max: 24225 Points
11030 Points (8%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
4497 Points (5%)
180%
N100 +
min: 7171     avg: 7832     median: 8098 (10%)     max: 8227 Points
133%
N200 +
5971 Points (7%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
531 s (6%)
100%
N100 +
min: 481.652     avg: 536     median: 496.8 (6%)     max: 630.2 s
875 s (10%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
17.5 s (4%)
100%
N100 +
min: 15.795     avg: 16.5     median: 15.9 (3%)     max: 17.7 s
26 s (5%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
1915 Points (3%)
124%
N100 +
min: 2187     avg: 2330     median: 2372 (4%)     max: 2431 Points
110%
N200 +
2115 Points (3%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
11976 MIPS (7%)
110%
N100 +
min: 9272     avg: 12249     median: 13216 (8%)     max: 13291 MIPS
7146 MIPS (4%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
2403 MIPS (29%)
157%
N100 +
min: 3449     avg: 3738     median: 3771.5 (45%)     max: 3958 MIPS
134%
N200 +
3230 MIPS (39%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
28.9 fps (10%)
117%
N100 +
min: 21.8     avg: 30.1     median: 33.9 (12%)     max: 34.7 fps
16.3 fps (6%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
106.6 fps (25%)
162%
N100 +
min: 105.35     avg: 150.3     median: 172.6 (40%)     max: 173 fps
80 fps (18%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
3.2 fps (6%)
107%
N100 +
min: 1.99     avg: 3.1     median: 3.4 (6%)     max: 3.49 fps
1.5 fps (3%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.2 GB/s (0%)
110%
N100 +
min: 0.257     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (0%)     max: 0.262 GB/s
121%
N200 +
0.3 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.5 GB/s (8%)
110%
N100 +
min: 0.531     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (9%)     max: 0.538 GB/s
120%
N200 +
0.6 GB/s (10%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
2.6 GB/s (7%)
112%
N100 +
min: 2.8     avg: 2.9     median: 2.9 (8%)     max: 2.9 GB/s
123%
N200 +
3.2 GB/s (8%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
2147 Seconds (27%)
102%
N100 +
min: 1992     avg: 2024     median: 2028 (26%)     max: 2052 Seconds
4297 Seconds (55%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
1095 Seconds (8%)
100%
N100 +
min: 1017     avg: 1174     median: 1043 (7%)     max: 1594 Seconds
2150 Seconds (15%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
1.3 sec (29%)
115%
N100 +
min: 0.822     avg: 0.9     median: 0.8 (18%)     max: 1.039 sec
106%
N200 +
1.1 sec (25%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
4261 Points (9%)
151%
N100 +
min: 4091     avg: 5656     median: 6435 (14%)     max: 6441 Points
3902 Points (8%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
33.2 s (7%)
103%
N100 +
min: 19.264     avg: 19.4     median: 19.4 (4%)     max: 19.531 s
103%
N200 +
18.8 s (4%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
69.1 s (3%)
101%
N100 +
min: 40.352     avg: 40.5     median: 40.4 (2%)     max: 40.601 s
101%
N200 +
42.7 s (2%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
1381 s (6%)
103%
N100 +
min: 818.372     avg: 833     median: 818.8 (4%)     max: 862.019 s
102%
N200 +
1011 s (4%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
15263 Points (13%)
102%
N100 +
min: 9434     avg: 13518     median: 15496 (14%)     max: 15625 Points
9491 Points (8%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
4983 Points (13%)
122%
N100 +
min: 3814     avg: 5623     median: 6095.5 (16%)     max: 6486 Points
2765 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
28114 Points (23%)
176%
N100 +
min: 34828     avg: 45164     median: 49600 (40%)     max: 51063 Points
27649 Points (22%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
28073 Points (23%)
176%
N100 +
min: 34083     avg: 44999     median: 49495 (40%)     max: 51420 Points
102%
N200 +
28655 Points (23%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
28903 Points (24%)
180%
N100 +
min: 50867     avg: 52113     median: 52098 (44%)     max: 53373 Points
120%
N200 +
34749 Points (29%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
4049 Points (10%)
114%
N100 +
min: 3203     avg: 4282     median: 4615 (12%)     max: 4693 Points
2848 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
5528 Points (10%)
118%
N100 +
min: 4589     avg: 6060     median: 6523.5 (12%)     max: 6602 Points
4135 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
100%
1 N100 +
min: 1407     avg: 2230     median: 2499 (11%)     max: 2516 Points
50%
1 N200 +
1251 Points (5%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
762 Points (23%)
161%
N100 +
min: 1070     avg: 1194     median: 1229.5 (37%)     max: 1245 Points
125%
N200 +
956 Points (29%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
2803 Points (11%)
114%
N100 +
min: 2347     avg: 3012     median: 3208.5 (13%)     max: 3282 Points
1660 Points (7%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
626 Points (26%)
159%
N100 +
min: 946     avg: 992     median: 998 (42%)     max: 1018 Points
148%
N200 +
928 Points (39%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
2674 Points (5%)
107%
N100 +
min: 2038     avg: 2692     median: 2864 (5%)     max: 2896 Points
1540 Points (3%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
616 Points (3%)
161%
N100 +
min: 982     avg: 994     median: 993 (4%)     max: 1008 Points
145%
N200 +
891 Points (4%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
2642 Points (8%)
104%
N100 +
min: 2424     avg: 2680     median: 2753 (9%)     max: 2862 Points
1518 Points (5%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
2913 Points (29%)
153%
N100 +
min: 4390     avg: 4458     median: 4467 (45%)     max: 4518 Points
156%
N200 +
4552 Points (45%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
9894 Points (11%)
113%
N100 +
min: 10938     avg: 11133     median: 11197 (12%)     max: 11264 Points
101%
N200 +
9989 Points (11%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
1638 ms (2%)
101%
N100 +
min: 1004     avg: 1035     median: 1021.5 (1%)     max: 1093 ms
100%
N200 +
1460 ms (2%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 N100 +
136.2 Points (39%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
104.3 Points (22%)
171%
N100 +
min: 157.3     avg: 175.6     median: 178.9 (37%)     max: 187.4 Points
164%
N200 +
171.3 Points (36%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
529 Points (20%)
148%
N100 +
min: 735     avg: 786     median: 785 (30%)     max: 839 Points
116%
N200 +
614 Points (24%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 i3-N300 +
24.4 Watt (4%)
99%
1 N100 +
min: 12.2     avg: 24     median: 27.3 (5%)     max: 29.1 Watt
102%
1 N200 +
14.1 Watt (2%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 i3-N300 +
22.2 Watt (4%)
100%
1 N100 +
min: 12.4     avg: 21.8     median: 24.3 (4%)     max: 26.1 Watt
102%
1 N200 +
13.6 Watt (2%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 i3-N300 +
14.7 Watt (10%)
104%
1 N100 +
min: 5.33     avg: 8.1     median: 8.6 (6%)     max: 9.98 Watt
106%
1 N200 +
6.1 Watt (4%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
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
86%
1 N200 +
16.1 Points per Watt (12%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-N300 → 100% n=50

Average Benchmarks Intel Processor N100 → 133% n=50

Average Benchmarks Intel Processor N200 → 97% 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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