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Intel Processor N100 vs Intel Core i5-11400F

Intel Processor N100

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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 Core i5-11400F

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The Intel Core i5-11400F is a fast six-core desktop processor based on the new Rocket Lake architecture, which was introduced in March 2021. The processor clocks with a base clock of 2.6 GHz and reaches an all-core boost of 4.2 GHz under load. In single-thread applications, the Intel Core i5-11400F even reaches up to 4.4 GHz. Intel also gives the Rocket Lake processors the Hyperthreading feature, which allows the i5-11400F to process up to 12 threads simultaneously. As known, the Intel Core i5-11400F is manufactured in the 14 nm process. Nevertheless, many changes have been made with the Rocket Lake architecture, which is also reflected in the performance compared to the Comet Lake. The Intel Core i5-11400F is a non-K CPU, which means that there is no freely selectable multiplier. Thus, the scope for overclocking is relatively small.

Performance

Compared to the Intel Core i5-10400F, the Core i5-11400F offers a significantly better IPC. This can be seen clearly in the single-core benchmarks. But the multi-core performance also benefits from the better IPC compared to Comet-Lake. A performance increase of up to 20 percent can be expected. The Core i5 has to do without the TVB (Thermal Velocity Boost). However, 4.2 GHz is still possible when all cores are loaded. Due to the very high single-thread performance, the Intel Core i5-11400F is best suited for video games.

Graphics

The processors marked with "F" in the nomenclature don't offer an integrated graphics unit. All other non-F processors can fall back on the Intel UHD Graphics 750 and also allow operation without a dedicated graphics card.

Power consumption

The TDP turns out relatively low with 65 watts. This is the PL1 value. For Turbo, the Intel Core i5-11400F offers a higher TDP of up to 154 watts with PL2. However, this may only be applied for a maximum of 28 seconds (dew). A good air cooler should be able to handle the resulting waste heat, so no AiO is necessary for this processor.

ModelIntel Processor N100Intel Core i5-11400F
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-NIntel Rocket Lake
CodenameAlder Lake-NRocket Lake
Series: Rocket Lake Rocket Lake
Intel Core i3-N305 compare1.8 - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-N300 compare - 3.8 GHz8 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N200 compare1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N97 compare - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N95 compare - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N100 « 1 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Processor N50 compare1 - 3.4 GHz2 / 2 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900K compare3.5 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11700K compare3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11700 compare2.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11600K compare3.9 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400F « 2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400T compare1.3 - 3.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock1000 - 3400 MHz2600 - 4400 MHz
L3 Cache6 MB12 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 4
4 x 3.4 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
6 / 12
TDP6 Watt65 Watt
Technology10 nm14 nm
max. Temp.105 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1264LGA1200
FeaturesDDR4-3200/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, SHADDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 8 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$128 U.S.$157 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com
L1 Cache480 KB
L2 Cache3 MB
Die Size276 mm2

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - N100
25.2 pt (35%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-11400F
36.2 pt (50%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 60     avg: 60.5     median: 60.5 (42%)     max: 61 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 194     avg: 195     median: 195 (4%)     max: 196 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
100%
N100 +
min: 1577     avg: 2378     median: 2203 (2%)     max: 2983 Points
10235 Points (10%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
100%
N100 +
min: 747     avg: 881     median: 907 (39%)     max: 942 Points
1339 Points (57%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
100%
N100 +
min: 285     avg: 336.6     median: 346 (38%)     max: 358 Points
502 Points (56%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
100%
N100 +
min: 590     avg: 907     median: 842 (2%)     max: 1139 Points
3945 Points (10%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
N100 +
min: 246     avg: 371.3     median: 336 (2%)     max: 479 Points
1574 Points (10%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
N100 +
min: 118.8     avg: 143     median: 146 (44%)     max: 155 Points
210 Points (63%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
N100 +
min: 3.84     avg: 4.6     median: 4.2 (6%)     max: 5.99 Points
17.7 Points (23%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
N100 +
min: 1.55     avg: 1.7     median: 1.8 (44%)     max: 1.87 Points
2.2 Points (55%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
N100 +
min: 4604     avg: 4896     median: 4869 (29%)     max: 5179 Points
6210 Points (38%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
N100 +
min: 9608     avg: 12281     median: 11207 (8%)     max: 15336 Points
44220 Points (32%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
N100 +
min: 14514     avg: 18829     median: 16948 (12%)     max: 24225 Points
57417 Points (40%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
N100 +
min: 7171     avg: 7699     median: 7750 (9%)     max: 8227 Points
8876 Points (11%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
N100 +
min: 481.652     avg: 569     median: 588.3 (7%)     max: 645.884 s
117.2 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
N100 +
min: 15.795     avg: 16.5     median: 16.2 (3%)     max: 17.7 s
4.1 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
N100 +
min: 2187     avg: 2343     median: 2372 (4%)     max: 2501 Points
7147 Points (11%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
100%
N100 +
min: 7532     avg: 10800     median: 10350 (6%)     max: 13291 MIPS
41522 MIPS (24%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
100%
N100 +
min: 3046     avg: 3623     median: 3635 (43%)     max: 3958 MIPS
5466 MIPS (65%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
N100 +
min: 20.85     avg: 27.1     median: 24.1 (8%)     max: 34.7 fps
91.5 fps (32%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
N100 +
min: 101.8     avg: 134.8     median: 121.2 (28%)     max: 173 fps
258 fps (60%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
100%
N100 +
min: 1.72     avg: 2.7     median: 2.5 (4%)     max: 3.49 fps
13.5 fps (24%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
N100 +
min: 0.257     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (0%)     max: 0.263 GB/s
0.8 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
N100 +
min: 0.529     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (9%)     max: 0.538 GB/s
1.4 GB/s (24%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
N100 +
min: 2.8     avg: 2.9     median: 2.9 (8%)     max: 2.9 GB/s
8.7 GB/s (23%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 1992     avg: 2624     median: 2373 (30%)     max: 3964 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
100%
N100 +
min: 1017     avg: 1360     median: 1346 (9%)     max: 1956 Seconds
290.2 Seconds (2%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
100%
N100 +
min: 0.822     avg: 0.9     median: 0.9 (19%)     max: 1.06 sec
0.6 sec (12%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
N100 +
min: 4091     avg: 5232     median: 4838 (10%)     max: 6441 Points
13359 Points (28%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
N100 +
min: 19.264     avg: 19.4     median: 19.4 (4%)     max: 19.531 s
7.8 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
N100 +
min: 40.302     avg: 40.5     median: 40.4 (2%)     max: 40.679 s
16.9 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
N100 +
min: 816.966     avg: 836     median: 818.8 (4%)     max: 863.891 s
703 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
N100 +
min: 9434     avg: 12661     median: 11998 (11%)     max: 15625 Points
57236 Points (50%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 3723     avg: 5202     median: 5818 (16%)     max: 6486 Points
15367 Points (42%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 34828     avg: 42619     median: 41217 (33%)     max: 51063 Points
71688 Points (58%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 34083     avg: 42751     median: 41809 (34%)     max: 51420 Points
71496 Points (58%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 50867     avg: 52297     median: 52338 (44%)     max: 53373 Points
74053 Points (62%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 3133     avg: 3873     median: 3565 (9%)     max: 4693 Points
13346 Points (34%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 4589     avg: 5712     median: 5889 (10%)     max: 6602 Points
21144 Points (38%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
100%
N100 +
min: 1407     avg: 1925     median: 1610 (7%)     max: 2516 Points
8468 Points (36%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 1070     avg: 1192     median: 1227 (33%)     max: 1245 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 2283     avg: 2892     median: 3133 (12%)     max: 3282 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 915     avg: 981     median: 991 (42%)     max: 1018 Points
1575 Points (66%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 1911     avg: 2567     median: 2812.5 (5%)     max: 2896 Points
7681 Points (14%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 968     avg: 990     median: 993 (4%)     max: 1008 Points
1543 Points (7%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 2278     avg: 2624     median: 2753 (9%)     max: 2862 Points
7679 Points (24%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 4278     avg: 4440     median: 4467 (45%)     max: 4549 Points
6836 Points (68%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
N100 +
min: 10361     avg: 11002     median: 11197 (12%)     max: 11264 Points
30191 Points (33%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
N100 +
min: 1004     avg: 1053     median: 1024 (1%)     max: 1122 ms
654 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 N100 +
min: 128.3     avg: 133.3     median: 133.3 (38%)     max: 138.3 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
N100 +
min: 156.3     avg: 170.3     median: 170.4 (36%)     max: 187.4 Points
255 Points (53%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
1 N100 +
min: 706     avg: 774     median: 785 (30%)     max: 839 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 12.2     avg: 20.3     median: 16.5 (3%)     max: 29.1 Watt
236 Watt (41%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 12.4     avg: 20     median: 20.5 (4%)     max: 26.1 Watt
204 Watt (37%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 2.84     avg: 7.5     median: 8.2 (5%)     max: 10.3 Watt
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: 17.6     avg: 18.3     median: 18.3 (14%)     max: 19.1 Points per Watt
7.7 Points per Watt (6%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Processor N100 → 100% n=45

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-11400F → 250% n=45

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