Processor N100 vs Xeon W-2135
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-2135 outperforms Processor N100 by a whopping 274% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-2135 and Processor N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 844 | 1776 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.67 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | Intel Alder Lake-N |
| Power efficiency | 6.14 | 38.33 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 29 August 2017 (7 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $835 | $128 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2135 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 37 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 8.25 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 64 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2135 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA2066 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2135 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 | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2135 and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2135 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 W-2135 and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 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 W-2135 and Processor N100.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.09 | 2.43 |
| Recency | 29 August 2017 | 3 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 6 Watt |
Xeon W-2135 has a 274.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Processor N100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 2233.3% lower power consumption.
The Xeon W-2135 is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N100 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W-2135 is a server/workstation processor while Processor N100 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2135 and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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