Processor N100 vs Xeon X3480

Place in the ranking	1889	1784
Place by popularity	not in top-100	65
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency	2.05	37.08
Architecture codename	no data	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	1 April 2010 (14 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$128

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3480 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	8	4
Base clock speed	3.06 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.73 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3480 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	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3480 and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X3480 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 X3480 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 X3480 and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 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 X3480 and Processor N100.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.10	2.39
Recency	1 April 2010	3 January 2023
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	6 Watt

Xeon X3480 has 100% more threads.

Processor N100, on the other hand, has a 13.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 1483.3% lower power consumption.

The Processor N100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X3480 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X3480 is a server/workstation processor while Processor N100 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X3480 and Processor N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.