Processor N97 vs Ryzen 3 5425U

Place in the ranking	992	1545
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)	no data
Power efficiency	44.92	27.21
Architecture codename	Barcelo-U (Zen 3) (2022)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	6 January 2022 (2 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 5425U and Processor N97 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Die size	180 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	10,700 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 5425U and Processor N97 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	FP6	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	12 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 5425U and Processor N97. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 5425U and Processor N97 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 5425U and Processor N97 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 5425U and Processor N97. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1600 MHz)

Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 5425U and Processor N97.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.12	3.45
Integrated graphics card	6.04	2.32
Recency	6 January 2022	3 January 2023
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	7 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	12 Watt

Ryzen 3 5425U has a 106.4% higher aggregate performance score, 160.3% faster integrated GPU, 100% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Processor N97, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 5425U is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N97 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 5425U and Processor N97, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.