Processor N100 vs Athlon Silver 3050GE

Place in the ranking	1663	1785
Place by popularity	not in top-100	65
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency	7.73	37.07
Architecture codename	Dali (2020)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	21 July 2020 (4 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$128

Detailed specifications

Athlon Silver 3050GE 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	3.4 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Silver 3050GE 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	1
Socket	AM4	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Silver 3050GE and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Athlon Silver 3050GE 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 Silver 3050GE 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 Silver 3050GE and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4-2933

DDR4, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Silver 3050GE and Processor N100.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.86	2.35
Integrated graphics card	2.98	2.32
Recency	21 July 2020	3 January 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	12 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt

Athlon Silver 3050GE has a 21.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 28.4% faster integrated GPU.

Processor N100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores, a 20% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Silver 3050GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N100 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon Silver 3050GE is a desktop processor while Processor N100 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Silver 3050GE and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.