Processor N100 vs Xeon Gold 6256
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6256 outperforms Processor N100 by a whopping 1155% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6256 and Processor N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 146 | 1784 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 65 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Alder Lake-N |
| Power efficiency | 13.59 | 37.08 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 1 January 2020 (4 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $128 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6256 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 33 MB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 64 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6256 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6256 and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6256 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 Gold 6256 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 Gold 6256 and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 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 Gold 6256 and Processor N100.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 30.00 | 2.39 |
| Recency | 1 January 2020 | 3 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 6 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6256 has a 1155.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.
Processor N100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 3316.7% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Gold 6256 is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N100 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6256 is a server/workstation processor while Processor N100 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6256 and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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