Ultra 5 238V vs N100
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 5 238V outperforms N100 by a whopping 308% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing N100 and Core Ultra 5 238V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1554 | 521 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 54.13 | 77.86 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Lunar Lake (2024) |
| Release date | 1 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 24 September 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
N100 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 | no data | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 37 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 192 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2.5 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on N100 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 2833 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by N100 and Core Ultra 5 238V. 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 |
| TSX | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
Security technologies
N100 and Core Ultra 5 238V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by N100 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800 | DDR5 |
| 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 UHD Graphics | Arc 130V |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 750 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 24 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of N100 and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by N100 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 N100 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 N100 and Core Ultra 5 238V.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 9 | 4 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.2 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.45 | 14.06 |
| Recency | 1 January 2023 | 24 September 2024 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 17 Watt |
N100 has 183.3% lower power consumption.
Ultra 5 238V, on the other hand, has a 307.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more threads.
The Core Ultra 5 238V is our recommended choice as it beats the N100 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between N100 and Core Ultra 5 238V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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