Processor N100 vs Pentium 3805U

Place in the ranking	2661	1788
Place by popularity	not in top-100	65
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency	4.67	37.07
Architecture codename	Broadwell-U (2015)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	1 March 2015 (9 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$128

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3805U and Processor N100 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	82 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1300 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3805U and Processor N100 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	FCBGA1168	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3805U and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium 3805U and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3805U and Processor N100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3805U and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3805U and Processor N100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 3805U and Processor N100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2/12

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3805U and Processor N100.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	9

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium 3805U 0.74

Processor N100 2.35
+218%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Pentium 3805U 2

Processor N100 4
+139%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.74	2.35
Integrated graphics card	0.77	2.32
Recency	1 March 2015	3 January 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

Processor N100 has a 217.6% higher aggregate performance score, 201.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Processor N100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3805U in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 3805U and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.