GX-420GI vs N100

Primary details

Comparing N100 and GX-420GI processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1538	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Power efficiency	54.57	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Brown Falcon (2016)
Release date	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)	23 February 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

N100 and GX-420GI 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	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	no data	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	320 KB
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per module)
L3 cache	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache	no data
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on N100 and GX-420GI 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	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by N100 and GX-420GI. 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	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
GPIO	+	no data

Security technologies

N100 and GX-420GI technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

OS Guard

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by N100 and GX-420GI are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by N100 and GX-420GI. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800	DDR4
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	Radeon R7E 6CU
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	no data
Execution Units	24	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of N100 and GX-420GI integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by N100 and GX-420GI 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 GX-420GI 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 GX-420GI.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	9	8
USB revision	2.0/3.2	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2023	23 February 2016
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt

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