Processor N95 vs Xeon E3-1235L v5
Aggregate performance score
Processor N95 outperforms Xeon E3-1235L v5 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Processor N95 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1622 | 1616 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.60 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon E3 | Intel Alder Lake-N |
| Power efficiency | 11.96 | 20.06 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake-DT (2015) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 19 October 2015 (9 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $250 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E3-1235L v5 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 20 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 122 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,750 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E3-1235L v5 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 | FCLGA1151 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Processor N95. 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 | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Processor N95 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Processor N95 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Processor N95. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.134 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics P530 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 1200 MHz) |
| Max video memory | 64 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Processor N95 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Processor N95 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | N/A | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Processor N95 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Processor N95.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.16 | 3.18 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.79 | 2.30 |
| Recency | 19 October 2015 | 3 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon E3-1235L v5 has 21.3% faster integrated GPU.
Processor N95, on the other hand, has a 0.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Processor N95.
Be aware that Xeon E3-1235L v5 is a server/workstation processor while Processor N95 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1235L v5 and Processor N95, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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