Processor N100 vs Xeon E3-1220L v3
Aggregate performance score
Processor N100 outperforms Xeon E3-1220L v3 by a whopping 164% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Processor N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2542 | 1788 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 65 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Alder Lake-N |
| Power efficiency | 5.26 | 37.07 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell-WS (2013−2014) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 2 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $128 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E3-1220L v3 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 | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.1 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 4096 KB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E3-1220L v3 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 | FCLGA1150 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Processor N100. 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 | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| SIPP | + | - |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E3-1220L v3 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 |
| Anti-Theft | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Processor N100 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Processor N100.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.89 | 2.35 |
| Recency | 2 June 2013 | 3 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 6 Watt |
Processor N100 has a 164% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores, a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 116.7% lower power consumption.
The Processor N100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220L v3 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E3-1220L v3 is a server/workstation processor while Processor N100 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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