Processor N50 vs 3 N355
Aggregate performance score
Core 3 N355 outperforms Processor N50 by a whopping 297% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 3 N355 and Processor N50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1048 | 2070 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | no data | 27.32 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 3 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 3 N355 and Processor N50 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core 3 N355 and Processor N50 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 | FCBGA1264 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 3 N355 and Processor N50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core 3 N355 and Processor N50 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 3 N355 and Processor N50 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 3 N355 and Processor N50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800 | DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 750 MHz) |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.35 GHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 32 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core 3 N355 and Processor N50 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 3 N355 and Processor N50 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096 x 2160@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core 3 N355 and Processor N50 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 3 N355 and Processor N50.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 9 | 9 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.2 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.82 | 1.72 |
| Recency | 1 January 2025 | 3 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
3 N355 has a 296.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Core 3 N355 is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N50 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 3 N355 and Processor N50, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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