Ultra 3 105UL vs N100

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Primary details

Comparing N100 and Core Ultra 3 105UL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1556not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency54.38no data
Architecture codenameno dataMeteor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date1 January 2023 (1 year ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$295

Detailed specifications

N100 and Core Ultra 3 105UL 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads410
Base clock speedno data1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB Intel® Smart Cache10 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm7 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on N100 and Core Ultra 3 105UL 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA12641851
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by N100 and Core Ultra 3 105UL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

N100 and Core Ultra 3 105UL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by N100 and Core Ultra 3 105UL are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by N100 and Core Ultra 3 105UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800DDR5 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD GraphicsArc Xe-LPG 48EU
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency750 MHzno data
Execution Units24no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of N100 and Core Ultra 3 105UL integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by N100 and Core Ultra 3 105UL integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by N100 and Core Ultra 3 105UL integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by N100 and Core Ultra 3 105UL.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanes98
USB revision2.0/3.2no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2023 8 April 2024
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 10
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt

N100 has 150% lower power consumption.

Ultra 3 105UL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

We couldn't decide between N100 and Core Ultra 3 105UL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that N100 is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 3 105UL is a desktop one.


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