Processor N100 vs Xeon E5-1603

Place in the ranking	1854	1777
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency	1.59	38.19
Architecture codename	no data	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	1 January 2012 (13 years ago)	3 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$128

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1603 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	0 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	10 MB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	0.6V - 1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1603 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	FCLGA2011	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1603 and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1603 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 E5-1603 and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	375 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	31.4 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) ( - 750 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Processor N100.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.18	2.42
Recency	1 January 2012	3 January 2023
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	6 Watt

Processor N100 has a 11% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 2066.7% lower power consumption.

The Processor N100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1603 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1603 is a server/workstation processor while Processor N100 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-1603 and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.