Processor N100 vs Athlon 240GE

Place in performance ranking	1639	1574
Place by popularity	not in top-100	88
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.42	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Athlon	Intel Alder Lake-N
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	6 September 2018 (6 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	$128

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 240GE and Processor N100 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	192 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	6 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	209.78 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	4950 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 240GE and Processor N100 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	BGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 240GE and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Athlon 240GE and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 240GE and Processor N100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 240GE and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 240GE and Processor N100.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.94	3.29
Integrated graphics card	2.98	2.32
Recency	6 September 2018	3 January 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt

Athlon 240GE has 28.4% faster integrated GPU.

Processor N100, on the other hand, has a 11.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Processor N100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 240GE in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 240GE is a desktop processor while Processor N100 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 240GE and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.