Processor N95 vs Pentium U5400

Place in the ranking	3064	1616
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency	1.84	20.05
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	25 May 2010 (14 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium U5400 and Processor N95 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	1.2 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	9	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	81+114 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	384 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium U5400 and Processor N95 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	BGA1288	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium U5400 and Processor N95. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium U5400 and Processor N95 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium U5400 and Processor N95 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium U5400 and Processor N95. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.799 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 1200 MHz)
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium U5400 and Processor N95 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium U5400 and Processor N95.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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 U5400 0.35

Processor N95 3.18
+809%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pentium U5400 1286

Processor N95 4783
+272%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pentium U5400 2599

Processor N95 13854
+433%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium U5400 1126

Processor N95 5952
+429%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pentium U5400 55.75

Processor N95 17.04
+227%

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 U5400 1

Processor N95 6
+612%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.35	3.18
Integrated graphics card	0.77	2.30
Recency	25 May 2010	3 January 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	15 Watt

Processor N95 has a 808.6% higher aggregate performance score, 198.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 12 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

The Processor N95 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium U5400 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium U5400 and Processor N95, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.