Intel Core i7-860 vs Intel Processor N100

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Intel Core i7-860 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Processor N100
Intel Core i7-860 Intel Processor N100

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-860 and the Intel Processor N100 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i7-860 4 core processor released in Q3/2009 with the Intel Processor N100 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2023.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Processor N (5)
Intel Core i7 800 (6) CPU group Intel Processor N50/N100/N200 (5)
1 Generation 13
Lynnfield Architecture Alder Lake N
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-860 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.46 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Processor N100 clocks with 1.80 GHz (3.40 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i7-860 Characteristic Intel Processor N100
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 1.80 GHz
3.46 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 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 i7-860 Characteristic Intel Processor N100
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.75 GHz
-- GPU Generation 12
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-860, while the Intel Processor N100 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i7-860 Characteristic Intel Processor N100
DDR3-1066 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache 4.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 9
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i7-860 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP of the Intel Processor N100 is 6 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i7-860 Characteristic Intel Processor N100
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) 25 W
-- TDP up 10 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-860 has 9.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Processor N100 is at 10.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Core i7-860 Characteristic Intel Processor N100
45 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2
LGA 1156 Socket BGA
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2009 Release date Q1/2023
305 $ Release price 128 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-860 (47%)
Intel Processor N100 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-860 (69%)
Intel Processor N100 (100%)

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 i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
552 (56%)
Intel Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
989 (100%)

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 i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
2039 (72%)
Intel Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2840 (100%)

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 i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
462 (38%)
Intel Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1220 (100%)

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 i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1490 (48%)
Intel Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
3129 (100%)

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 i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
2962 (55%)
Intel Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
5417 (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 i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1310 (100%)
Intel Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
1304 (100%)

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 i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Processor N100 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 i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
197 (100%)

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 i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
821 (100%)

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 i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2269 (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 i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Processor N100 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 i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1076 (100%)

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 i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 0.75 GHz
288 (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 i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
379 (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 i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Processor N100 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 i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Processor N100 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 i7-860 Intel Core i7-860
2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Processor N100 Intel Processor N100
2,269 CB R23 MC @ 10 W
227 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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