N250 vs i5-1345U
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-1345U outperforms N250 by a whopping 165% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-1345U and N250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 851 | 1579 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Raptor Lake-U | no data |
| Power efficiency | 58.54 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Raptor Lake-U (2023) | no data |
| Release date | 4 January 2023 (2 years ago) | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $309 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-1345U and N250 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 2 | no data |
| Efficient-cores | 8 | no data |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-1345U and N250 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 | FCBGA1744 | FCBGA1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-1345U and N250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| SIPP | + | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i5-1345U and N250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-1345U and N250 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-1345U and N250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267 | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 96 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible | Intel® Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.25 GHz | 1.25 GHz |
| Execution Units | 80 | 32 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-1345U and N250 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 4 | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-1345U and N250 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i5-1345U and N250 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-1345U and N250.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 9 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.2 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.22 | 3.48 |
| Recency | 4 January 2023 | 1 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
i5-1345U has a 164.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 150% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
N250, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.
The Core i5-1345U is our recommended choice as it beats the N250 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-1345U and N250, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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