Processor N100 vs Xeon X7542

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon X7542 and Processor N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1780
Place by popularitynot in top-10065
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiencyno data37.08
Architecture codenameno dataAlder Lake-N (2023)
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$128

Detailed specifications

Xeon X7542 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 coresno data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speed2.67 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data96 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
L3 cache18 MB L3 Cache6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature69 °C105 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X7542 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA1567Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X7542 and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data

Security technologies

Xeon X7542 and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X7542 and Processor N100 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X7542 and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X7542 and Processor N100.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data9

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2010 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 6 Watt

Processor N100 has an age advantage of 13 years, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 2066.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon X7542 and Processor N100. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon X7542 is a server/workstation processor while Processor N100 is a notebook one.


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