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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U vs Intel Processor N100 vs Intel Processor N97

AMD Athlon Gold 3150U

► remove from comparison AMD Athlon 3150U

The AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is a mobile processor for thin and light entry level laptops. It is based on the Dali series (Raven Ridge Dual Core) and offers two Zen cores clocked at 2.6 to 3.3 GHz with SMT (four threads at once) and 4 MB L3-Cache. The integrated graphics card is called Radeon RX Vega 3 and offers only 3 CUs (192 Shaders) clocked at up to 1000 MHz.

In Chromebooks, AMD calles the APU AMD Athlon Gold 3150C, but with the exact same specifications (and performance).

Performance

The average 3150U in our database is in the same league as the Core i3-10110U, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. In other words, this is an entry-level chip, as of mid 2022. While not slow by any means, it is anything but fast, either.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.

Power consumption

The Athlon has a default TDP, also known as the long-term power limit, of 15 W that laptop makers are free to change to anything between 12 W and 25 W with clock speeds and performance changing accordingly as a result. Most will go for a higher value to reach higher performance levels. Either way, an active cooling solution will be needed to dissipate the heat.

The AMD 3150U is built with a 14 nm manufacturing process resulting in low, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

Intel Processor N100

► remove from comparison Intel N100

The Intel Processor N100 is an entry-level mobile CPU for thin and light laptops from the Alder Lake-N series. It was announced in early 2023 and offers no performance cores and 4 of the 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The chip does not support HyperThreading and clocks with 1 to 3.4 GHz. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 6 MB L3-cache.

Performance

The average N100 in our database delivers unimpressive multi-thread benchmark scores that are most similar to those of the Core i3-1115G4. The chip is fast enough for many day-to-day tasks, but not much more than that; the other thing to keep in mind is that of the two N100-toting systems tested by us as of October 2023, both have rather high CPU power limits. The chip will be noticeably slower if limited to just six or seven Watts.

Features

The Alder Lake-N chips only support single channel memory with up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 or LPDDR5-4800. The chip also supports Quick Sync and AV1 decoding (most likely same engine as in Alder Lake). Furthermore, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 are partly integrated (but no Thunderbolt). External chips can be connected via PCIe Gen3 x9 (via the PCH).

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and offers only 24 of the 32 EUs (Execution Units) operating at only 450 - 750 MHz. Due to the single channel memory, low clock speeds, and low shader count, the gaming performance of the iGPU is very limited.

Power consumption

The N100 has a base power consumption of only 6 W and is therefore suited for fanless cooling. The CPU is built with a further improved 10nm SuperFin process at Intel (called Intel 7).

Intel Processor N97

► remove from comparison Intel N97

The Intel Processor N97 is an entry-level mobile CPU for thin and light laptops from the Alder Lake-N series. It was announced in early 2023 and offers no performance cores and 4 of the 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The chip does not support HyperThreading and clocks with up to 3.7 GHz. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 6 MB L3-cache. 

Performance

The performance should be between the Intel Processor N100 and Intel Processor N200 and clearly below the Core i3-N300 and N305 due to the reduced core count. 

Features

The Alder Lake-N chips only support single channel memory with up to DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 or LPDDR5-4800. The chip also supports Quick Sync and AV1 decoding (most likely same engine as in Alder Lake). Furthermore, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 are partly integrated (but no Thunderbolt). External chips can be connected via PCIe Gen3 x9 (via the PCH).

The integrated graphics adapter is based on the Xe-architecture and offers only 24 of the 32 EUs (Execution Units) operating at 1200 MHz. Due to the single channel memory, low clock speeds, and low shader count, the gaming performance of the iGPU is very limited.

Power consumption

The N97 has a base power consumption of 12 W and therefore double the amount of the N100. The CPU is built with a further improved 10nm SuperFin process at Intel (called Intel 7).

ModelAMD Athlon Gold 3150UIntel Processor N100Intel Processor N97
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)Intel Alder Lake-NIntel Alder Lake-N
CodenameDali (Zen)Alder Lake-NAlder Lake-N
Series: Alder Lake-N Alder Lake-N
AMD Athlon Gold 3150U « 2.4 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U2.3 - 3.2 GHz2 / 2 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N3051.8 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N300 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N2001 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N97 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N95 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N100 « 1 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N501 - 3.4 GHz2 / 2 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N3051.8 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N300 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N2001 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N97 « - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N95 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N1001 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N501 - 3.4 GHz2 / 2 cores6 MB L3
Clock2400 - 3300 MHz1000 - 3400 MHz <=3600 MHz
L1 Cache192 KB
L2 Cache1 MB
L3 Cache4 MB6 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 44 / 4
4 x 3.4 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
4 / 4
4 x 3.6 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
TDP15 Watt6 Watt12 Watt
Transistors4500 Million
Technology14 nm10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.95 °C105 °C105 °C
SocketFP5BGA1264
FeaturesDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEDDR4-3200/DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-4800 RAM (sin. chan.), PCIe 3, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comark.intel.comark.intel.com
$128 U.S.

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Athlon 3150U
22.8 pt (32%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - N100
25.7 pt (36%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - N97
27.1 pt (38%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 60     avg: 60.5     median: 60.5 (42%)     max: 61 Points
104%
1 N97 +
63 Points (44%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 194     avg: 195     median: 195 (4%)     max: 196 Points
98%
1 N97 +
192 Points (4%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 1577     avg: 2450     median: 2559.5 (2%)     max: 2983 Points
114%
1 N97 +
2913 Points (3%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 747     avg: 887     median: 918 (39%)     max: 942 Points
106%
1 N97 +
973 Points (41%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
303 Points (34%)
115%
N100 +
min: 285     avg: 338.3     median: 349.5 (39%)     max: 358 Points
122%
N97 +
371 Points (41%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
795 Points (2%)
123%
N100 +
min: 590     avg: 933     median: 978.5 (2%)     max: 1139 Points
140%
N97 +
1115 Points (3%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
352 Points (2%)
114%
N100 +
min: 246     avg: 383.5     median: 401.5 (3%)     max: 479 Points
136%
N97 +
479 Points (3%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
117 Points (35%)
127%
N100 +
min: 118.8     avg: 143.8     median: 149 (45%)     max: 155 Points
138%
N97 +
161 Points (48%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
4 Points (5%)
118%
N100 +
min: 3.91     avg: 4.8     median: 4.7 (6%)     max: 5.99 Points
150%
N97 +
6 Points (8%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.4 Points (34%)
132%
N100 +
min: 1.55     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (45%)     max: 1.87 Points
143%
N97 +
1.9 Points (48%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
3639 Points (22%)
136%
N100 +
min: 4604     avg: 4927     median: 4962.5 (30%)     max: 5179 Points
150%
N97 +
5445 Points (33%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
7566 Points (5%)
175%
N100 +
min: 9608     avg: 12840     median: 13207 (10%)     max: 15336 Points
203%
N97 +
15323 Points (11%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 N100 +
min: 14514     avg: 19900     median: 20430 (14%)     max: 24225 Points
118%
1 N97 +
24158 Points (17%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 N100 +
min: 7171     avg: 7812     median: 7924 (10%)     max: 8227 Points
108%
1 N97 +
8567 Points (10%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
1280 s (15%)
110%
N100 +
min: 481.652     avg: 549     median: 542.5 (6%)     max: 630.2 s
111%
N97 +
523 s (6%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
40.1 s (8%)
105%
N100 +
min: 15.795     avg: 16.4     median: 16.1 (3%)     max: 17.7 s
105%
N97 +
16.8 s (3%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
1631 Points (3%)
147%
N100 +
min: 2187     avg: 2373     median: 2401.5 (4%)     max: 2501 Points
142%
N97 +
2321 Points (4%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
8752 MIPS (5%)
134%
N100 +
min: 7532     avg: 11146     median: 11763.5 (7%)     max: 13291 MIPS
151%
N97 +
13174 MIPS (8%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
3065 MIPS (37%)
121%
N100 +
min: 3046     avg: 3629     median: 3707.5 (44%)     max: 3958 MIPS
131%
N97 +
4019 MIPS (48%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
22.5 fps (8%)
129%
N100 +
min: 21.8     avg: 28.6     median: 29 (10%)     max: 34.7 fps
155%
N97 +
34.9 fps (12%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
106.6 fps (25%)
138%
N100 +
min: 105.35     avg: 143     median: 146.9 (34%)     max: 173 fps
164%
N97 +
174.8 fps (40%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
2 fps (4%)
146%
N100 +
min: 1.72     avg: 2.8     median: 3 (5%)     max: 3.49 fps
172%
N97 +
3.5 fps (6%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.2 GB/s (0%)
120%
N100 +
min: 0.257     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (0%)     max: 0.263 GB/s
118%
N97 +
0.3 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.3 GB/s (6%)
153%
N100 +
min: 0.531     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (9%)     max: 0.538 GB/s
152%
N97 +
0.5 GB/s (9%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
2.2 GB/s (6%)
132%
N100 +
min: 2.8     avg: 2.9     median: 2.9 (8%)     max: 2.9 GB/s
132%
N97 +
2.9 GB/s (8%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 1992     avg: 2546     median: 2052 (26%)     max: 3964 Seconds
101%
1 N97 +
2014 Seconds (26%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
1348 Seconds (9%)
101%
N100 +
min: 1017     avg: 1333     median: 1197 (8%)     max: 1956 Seconds
103%
N97 +
1020 Seconds (7%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.9 sec (19%)
100%
N100 +
min: 0.822     avg: 0.9     median: 0.9 (19%)     max: 1.06 sec
102%
N97 +
0.8 sec (17%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
4189 Points (9%)
135%
N100 +
min: 4091     avg: 5451     median: 5636.5 (12%)     max: 6441 Points
154%
N97 +
6461 Points (14%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
13.9 s (3%)
min: 19.264     avg: 19.4     median: 19.4 (4%)     max: 19.531 s
99%
N97 +
18.4 s (4%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 40.302     avg: 40.4     median: 40.4 (2%)     max: 40.601 s
100%
1 N97 +
38.3 s (2%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
727 s (3%)
100%
N100 +
min: 816.966     avg: 829     median: 818.6 (4%)     max: 862.019 s
100%
N97 +
786 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 N100 +
min: 9434     avg: 13138     median: 13747 (12%)     max: 15625 Points
113%
1 N97 +
15578 Points (14%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
4287 Points (12%)
139%
N100 +
min: 3814     avg: 5449     median: 5940 (16%)     max: 6486 Points
143%
N97 +
6118 Points (17%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 N100 +
min: 34828     avg: 44177     median: 45408.5 (37%)     max: 51063 Points
110%
1 N97 +
50003 Points (41%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 N100 +
min: 34083     avg: 44202     median: 45652 (37%)     max: 51420 Points
111%
1 N97 +
50545 Points (41%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 N100 +
min: 50867     avg: 52287     median: 52453.5 (44%)     max: 53373 Points
101%
1 N97 +
52858 Points (45%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
3923 Points (10%)
104%
N100 +
min: 3133     avg: 3971     median: 4061.5 (10%)     max: 4693 Points
116%
N97 +
4565 Points (12%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
5692 Points (10%)
115%
N100 +
min: 4589     avg: 5899     median: 6522 (12%)     max: 6602 Points
114%
N97 +
6473 Points (12%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
1862 Points (8%)
110%
N100 +
min: 1407     avg: 1998     median: 2054 (9%)     max: 2516 Points
134%
N97 +
2493 Points (11%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 1070     avg: 1189     median: 1228 (33%)     max: 1245 Points
106%
1 N97 +
1300 Points (35%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 2283     avg: 2910     median: 3157 (12%)     max: 3282 Points
101%
1 N97 +
3181 Points (13%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
751 Points (32%)
133%
N100 +
min: 915     avg: 982     median: 996 (42%)     max: 1018 Points
141%
N97 +
1060 Points (45%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
1847 Points (3%)
153%
N100 +
min: 1911     avg: 2600     median: 2829 (5%)     max: 2896 Points
149%
N97 +
2757 Points (5%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 982     avg: 996     median: 996 (4%)     max: 1008 Points
106%
1 N97 +
1052 Points (5%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 2424     avg: 2711     median: 2778.5 (9%)     max: 2862 Points
99%
1 N97 +
2738 Points (9%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 4390     avg: 4481     median: 4492.5 (45%)     max: 4549 Points
105%
1 N97 +
4703 Points (47%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 10938     avg: 11162     median: 11223.5 (12%)     max: 11264 Points
97%
1 N97 +
10893 Points (12%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 1004     avg: 1048     median: 1023.5 (1%)     max: 1122 ms
100%
1 N97 +
975 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 N100 +
min: 128.3     avg: 134.3     median: 136.2 (39%)     max: 138.3 Points
107%
1 N97 +
145.3 Points (42%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 N100 +
min: 156.3     avg: 171.5     median: 173.4 (36%)     max: 187.4 Points
110%
1 N97 +
191.4 Points (40%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
1 N100 +
min: 735     avg: 787     median: 786 (30%)     max: 839 Points
107%
1 N97 +
844 Points (32%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 12.2     avg: 20.9     median: 21.3 (4%)     max: 29.1 Watt
97%
1 N97 +
37.1 Watt (6%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 12.4     avg: 20.6     median: 24 (4%)     max: 26.1 Watt
99%
1 N97 +
28.4 Watt (5%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 2.84     avg: 7.1     median: 7.6 (5%)     max: 9.98 Watt
96%
1 N97 +
13.5 Watt (9%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
100%
1 N100 +
3.9 Watt (4%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
100%
1 N100 +
min: 18.3     avg: 18.7     median: 18.7 (14%)     max: 19.1 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Athlon Gold 3150U → 100% n=30

Average Benchmarks Intel Processor N100 → 125% n=30

Average Benchmarks Intel Processor N97 → 136% n=30

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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