Intel Core i3-N300 vs Intel Processor N100

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-N300		Intel Processor N100
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-N300 or Intel Processor N100 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i3-N300 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-N300 was released in Q1/2023. The Intel Processor N100 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Processor N100 was released in Q1/2023.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	Intel Processor N (5)
Intel Core i N300 (2)	CPU group	Intel Processor N50/N100/N200 (5)
13	Generation	13
Alder Lake N	Architecture	Alder Lake N
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-N300 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz (3.80 GHz). The Intel Processor N100 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz (3.40 GHz).
Intel Core i3-N300	Characteristic	Intel Processor N100
8	Cores	4
8	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.80 GHz	Frequency	1.80 GHz
3.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.40 GHz
2.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i3-N300	Characteristic	Intel Processor N100
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU)	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake)
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
1.25 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.75 GHz
13	GPU Generation	12
10 nm	Technology	10 nm
3	Max. displays	3
32	Compute units	24
256	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
12.1	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU)	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-N300 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Processor N100 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-N300	Characteristic	Intel Processor N100
LPDDR5-4800, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	1 (Single Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
No	ECC	No
8.00 MB	L2 Cache	4.00 MB
6.00 MB	L3 Cache	6.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
9	PCIe lanes	9
8.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	8.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-N300 has a TDP of 7 W, that of the Intel Processor N100 is 6 W.
Intel Core i3-N300	Characteristic	Intel Processor N100
7 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	6 W
--	TDP (PL2)	25 W
--	TDP up	10 W
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i3-N300 has a 14.00 MB cache, while the Intel Processor N100 cache has a total of 10.00 MB.
Intel Core i3-N300	Characteristic	Intel Processor N100
10 nm	Technology	10 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2
BGA	Socket	BGA
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2023	Release date	Q1/2023
309 $	Release price	128 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-N300 (100%)

Intel Processor N100 (92%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-N300 (100%)

Intel Processor N100 (65%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-N300 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	920 (100%)
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	821 (89%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-N300 8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	3760 (100%)
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2269 (60%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-N300 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1060 (100%)
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	989 (93%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-N300 8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	4193 (100%)
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2840 (68%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i3-N300 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1280 (100%)
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1220 (95%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i3-N300 8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	4250 (100%)
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	3129 (74%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i3-N300 Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.25 GHz	640 (100%)
	Intel Processor N100 Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 0.75 GHz	288 (45%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i3-N300 8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	9534 (100%)
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	5417 (57%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i3-N300 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	59 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i3-N300 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	197 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-N300 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	347 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-N300 8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1076 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i3-N300 8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	379 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i3-N300 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	1304 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-N300 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	154 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-N300 8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Processor N100 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	477 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Intel Core i3-N300 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Processor N100 2,269 CB R23 MC @ 10 W	227 (100%)

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