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Intel Processor N100 vs Intel Core i7-11700K vs Intel Core i9-11900K

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 i7-11700K

► remove from comparison Intel i7-11700K

The Intel Core i7-11700K is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Rocket Lake architecture. The CPU offers 8 cores and 16 threads clocked at 3.6 - 4.9 GHz. The TDP is rated at 125 Watt (PL1, power limit sustained load) but the PL2 is set to around 250 Watt for short term boosts (up to 56 seconds). 

The Sunny Cove processor cores (known from the Ice Lake mobile CPUs) offer larger caches and an improved IPC (up to 19%). Furthermore, the chip also includes (partly) integrated WiFi 6E and Thunderbolt 4. The platform supports PCIe 4.0 and Intel DL Boost for AI acceleration.

The faster Rocket Lake-S CPUs also integrate a new Intel UHD Graphics 750 that is based on the current Intel Xe architecture (e.g. mobile Tiger Lake).

The CPU is manufactured on an old 14 nm process like the Comet Lake predecessors.

Intel Core i9-11900K

► remove from comparison Intel i9-11900K

The Intel Core i9-11900K is a high-end desktop CPU based on the Rocket Lake architecture. The CPU offers 8 cores and 16 threads clocked at 3.5 - 5.3 GHz (Turbo Boost 3.0 / TVB). With Turbo Boost 2.0, 5.1 GHz can be reached with a single thread. Using all cores, the CPU can clock up to 4.8 GHz. Adaptive Boost enables even higher multi-core frequencies (5.1 GHz all core Turbo) but uses a lot more power.

The TDP is rated at 125 Watt (PL1, power limit sustained load) but the PL2 is set to around 250 Watt for short term boosts (up to 56 seconds).

The Sunny Cove processor cores (known from the Ice Lake mobile CPUs) offer larger caches and an improved IPC (up to 19%). Furthermore, the chip also includes (partly) integrated WiFi 6E and Thunderbolt 4. The platform supports PCIe 4.0 and Intel DL Boost for AI acceleration.

The faster Rocket Lake-S CPUs also integrate a new Intel UHD Graphics 750 that is based on the current Intel Xe architecture (e.g. mobile Tiger Lake) and offers 32 EUs. In the 11900K, the GPU is clocked from 350 - 1300 MHz.

Performance

The average 11900K in our database is in the same league as the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. Which is an impressive result, as of mid 2022, and good enough for any task imaginable including content creation and professional gaming.

Power consumption

This Core i9 has a 125 W TDP, also known as the long-term power limit. Intel lets PC manufacturers reduce that value somewhat if required, 95 W being the lower limit, which would result in lower clock speeds and lower performance. The reality is, an 11900K can be much more power hungry than either of the two numbers imply simply because of its sheer might but also because it is manufactured on an old 14 nm Intel process that makes for lower-than-average, as of mid-2022, energy efficiency.

ModelIntel Processor N100Intel Core i7-11700KIntel Core i9-11900K
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-NIntel Rocket LakeIntel Rocket Lake
CodenameAlder Lake-NRocket LakeRocket Lake
Series: Rocket Lake Rocket Lake
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 i9-11900K3.5 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11700K « 3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-117002.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11600K3.9 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400F2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400T1.3 - 3.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900K « 3.5 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11700K3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-117002.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11600K3.9 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400F2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400T1.3 - 3.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock1000 - 3400 MHz3600 - 5000 MHz3500 - 5300 MHz
L3 Cache6 MB16 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 4
4 x 3.4 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
8 / 168 / 16
TDP6 Watt125 Watt125 Watt
Technology10 nm14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.105 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1264LGA1200LGA1200
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, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 8 GT/s bus, DL Boost, GNA, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) (350 - 1300 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) (350 - 1300 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$128 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com
L1 Cache640 KB640 KB
L2 Cache4 MB4 MB

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 - i7-11700K
41.2 pt (57%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-11900K
42.7 pt (59%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 60     avg: 60.5     median: 60.5 (42%)     max: 61 Points
98 Points (68%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 194     avg: 195     median: 195 (4%)     max: 196 Points
698 Points (13%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
100%
N100 +
min: 1577     avg: 2378     median: 2203 (2%)     max: 2983 Points
14281 Points (13%)
min: 13825     avg: 14669     median: 14747 (14%)     max: 15519 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
100%
N100 +
min: 747     avg: 881     median: 907 (39%)     max: 942 Points
1558 Points (66%)
min: 1604     avg: 1640     median: 1636 (70%)     max: 1693 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
100%
N100 +
min: 285     avg: 336.6     median: 346 (38%)     max: 358 Points
min: 580     avg: 588     median: 588 (65%)     max: 596 Points
min: 619     avg: 633     median: 633 (70%)     max: 647 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
100%
N100 +
min: 590     avg: 907     median: 842 (2%)     max: 1139 Points
min: 5082     avg: 5361     median: 5361 (13%)     max: 5640 Points
min: 5055     avg: 5499     median: 5306 (13%)     max: 5997 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
N100 +
min: 246     avg: 371.3     median: 336 (2%)     max: 479 Points
min: 2265     avg: 2299     median: 2299 (15%)     max: 2333 Points
min: 2238     avg: 2358     median: 2379 (15%)     max: 2436 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
N100 +
min: 118.8     avg: 143     median: 146 (44%)     max: 155 Points
240 Points (72%)
min: 254     avg: 256.5     median: 255 (77%)     max: 262 Points
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
25.6 Points (33%)
26.8 Points (35%)
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
2.9 Points (71%)
3.1 Points (77%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
N100 +
min: 4604     avg: 4896     median: 4869 (29%)     max: 5179 Points
9621 Points (58%)
10545 Points (64%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
N100 +
min: 9608     avg: 12281     median: 11207 (8%)     max: 15336 Points
58342 Points (42%)
62024 Points (45%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 N100 +
min: 14514     avg: 18829     median: 16948 (12%)     max: 24225 Points
80613 Points (56%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 N100 +
min: 7171     avg: 7699     median: 7750 (9%)     max: 8227 Points
14149 Points (17%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 481.652     avg: 569     median: 588.3 (7%)     max: 645.884 s
77.9 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
4.8 s (1%)
4 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 N100 +
min: 2187     avg: 2343     median: 2372 (4%)     max: 2501 Points
9030 Points (14%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
100%
N100 +
min: 7532     avg: 10800     median: 10350 (6%)     max: 13291 MIPS
57129 MIPS (33%)
min: 54125     avg: 59047     median: 59658.5 (34%)     max: 62746 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
100%
N100 +
min: 3046     avg: 3623     median: 3635 (43%)     max: 3958 MIPS
6157 MIPS (74%)
min: 6174     avg: 6380     median: 6347 (76%)     max: 6652 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
N100 +
min: 20.85     avg: 27.1     median: 24.1 (8%)     max: 34.7 fps
128 fps (45%)
137 fps (48%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
N100 +
min: 101.8     avg: 134.8     median: 121.2 (28%)     max: 173 fps
292.5 fps (67%)
309.5 fps (71%)
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
16.3 fps (29%)
min: 16.6     avg: 18.2     median: 18.2 (32%)     max: 19.8 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
N100 +
min: 0.257     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (0%)     max: 0.263 GB/s
1.2 GB/s (0%)
1.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
N100 +
min: 0.529     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (9%)     max: 0.538 GB/s
1.9 GB/s (33%)
1.9 GB/s (33%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
N100 +
min: 2.8     avg: 2.9     median: 2.9 (8%)     max: 2.9 GB/s
12.7 GB/s (33%)
13 GB/s (34%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 1992     avg: 2624     median: 2373 (30%)     max: 3964 Seconds
428 Seconds (5%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
100%
N100 +
min: 1017     avg: 1360     median: 1346 (9%)     max: 1956 Seconds
221 Seconds (2%)
min: 190.3     avg: 210.8     median: 211.9 (1%)     max: 229 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
100%
N100 +
min: 0.822     avg: 0.9     median: 0.9 (19%)     max: 1.06 sec
0.5 sec (11%)
min: 0.4733     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.4981 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 N100 +
min: 4091     avg: 5232     median: 4838 (10%)     max: 6441 Points
16388 Points (35%)
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
20.2 s (4%)
6.3 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 40.302     avg: 40.5     median: 40.4 (2%)     max: 40.679 s
13.7 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
685 s (3%)
331.4 s (1%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 N100 +
min: 9434     avg: 12661     median: 11998 (11%)     max: 15625 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 3723     avg: 5202     median: 5818 (16%)     max: 6486 Points
17324 Points (47%)
min: 20149     avg: 20662     median: 20662 (56%)     max: 21175 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 34828     avg: 42619     median: 41217 (33%)     max: 51063 Points
70388 Points (57%)
min: 74965     avg: 79326     median: 79325.5 (64%)     max: 83686 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 N100 +
min: 34083     avg: 42751     median: 41809 (34%)     max: 51420 Points
75316 Points (61%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 N100 +
min: 50867     avg: 52297     median: 52338 (44%)     max: 53373 Points
85348 Points (72%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 3133     avg: 3873     median: 3565 (9%)     max: 4693 Points
18593 Points (47%)
min: 18242     avg: 19567     median: 20094 (51%)     max: 20364 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
N100 +
min: 4589     avg: 5712     median: 5889 (10%)     max: 6602 Points
25557 Points (46%)
min: 26699     avg: 27967     median: 28121 (50%)     max: 28927 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
100%
1 N100 +
min: 1407     avg: 1925     median: 1610 (7%)     max: 2516 Points
min: 11012     avg: 12563     median: 12902.5 (54%)     max: 13433 Points
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
min: 1721     avg: 1766     median: 1765.5 (74%)     max: 1810 Points
min: 1748     avg: 1796     median: 1787.5 (75%)     max: 1885 Points
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
min: 10269     avg: 10787     median: 10786.5 (19%)     max: 11304 Points
min: 9547     avg: 10328     median: 10483 (19%)     max: 11035 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 968     avg: 990     median: 993 (4%)     max: 1008 Points
1863 Points (8%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 2278     avg: 2624     median: 2753 (9%)     max: 2862 Points
11008 Points (35%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 4278     avg: 4440     median: 4467 (45%)     max: 4549 Points
7976 Points (80%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 N100 +
min: 10361     avg: 11002     median: 11197 (12%)     max: 11264 Points
42329 Points (46%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
N100 +
min: 1004     avg: 1053     median: 1024 (1%)     max: 1122 ms
603 ms (1%)
min: 544     avg: 566     median: 569.5 (1%)     max: 581 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
124.2 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
71212 Points (63%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 N100 +
min: 128.3     avg: 133.3     median: 133.3 (38%)     max: 138.3 Points
min: 244     avg: 247     median: 247 (71%)     max: 250 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
N100 +
min: 156.3     avg: 170.3     median: 170.4 (36%)     max: 187.4 Points
254 Points (53%)
min: 217     avg: 268.5     median: 283.5 (59%)     max: 290 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
1 N100 +
min: 706     avg: 774     median: 785 (30%)     max: 839 Points
1775 Points (68%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 N100 +
min: 12.2     avg: 20.3     median: 16.5 (3%)     max: 29.1 Watt
210 Watt (36%)
min: 197     avg: 235.6     median: 221.5 (38%)     max: 302.2 Watt
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
244 Watt (45%)
min: 243     avg: 274.3     median: 259.2 (47%)     max: 336 Watt
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
9.6 Points per Watt (7%)
min: 7.03     avg: 8.4     median: 8.6 (6%)     max: 9.39 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Processor N100 → 100% n=31

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-11700K → 326% n=31

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-11900K → 343% n=31

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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