Processor N100 vs Athlon PRO 300U

Place in the ranking	1730	1788
Place by popularity	not in top-100	65
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Athlon	Intel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency	16.21	37.07
Architecture codename	Raven Ridge 2 (2019)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	8 April 2019 (5 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$128

Detailed specifications

Athlon PRO 300U 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	2.4 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	PCIe 3.0	no data
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	128K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	209.78 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	4940 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon PRO 300U 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	FP5	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300U and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Security technologies

Athlon PRO 300U and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300U 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 PRO 300U and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)

Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 300U and Processor N100.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.57	2.35
Integrated graphics card	2.98	2.32
Recency	8 April 2019	3 January 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

Athlon PRO 300U has a 9.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 28.4% faster integrated GPU.

Processor N100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon PRO 300U and Processor N100.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon PRO 300U and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.