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Intel Processor N50 vs Apple A18
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Processor N50
31 %
2C / 2T · 3.40 GHz
Apple A18
100 %
6C / 6T · 4.04 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Processor N50
16 %
2C / 2T · 3.20 GHz
Apple A18
100 %
6C / 6T · 4.04 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU)
Apple A18
100 %
Apple A18 (5 GPU Cores)
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Processor N50 | Apple A18 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Processor N (9) | Apple A series (27) |
| CPU group | Intel Processor N50/N100/N200 (5) | Apple A18 (2) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake N | Donan |
| Technology | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | BGA | |
| Predecessor | Apple A16 Bionic | |
| Successor | Apple A19 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Processor N50 | Apple A18 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 6 / 6 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Gracemont 1.80 - 3.40 GHz |
2x Donan P-Core 0.70 - 4.04 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Donan E-Core 0.74 - 2.30 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 2.00 MB | 20.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 6.00 MB | 24.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Processor N50 | Apple A18 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) | Apple A18 (5 GPU Cores) |
| GPU frequency | 0.25 - 0.75 GHz | 0.39 - 1.68 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 16 / 128 | 20 / 640 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | 8 GB |
| Technology | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2023 | Q3/2024 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Processor N50 | Apple A18 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Processor N50 | Apple A18 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-4800 (38.4 GB/s) DDR5-4800 (38.4 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (25.6 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-7500 (60.0 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory channels | 1 | 1 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 9 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.9 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Processor N50 | Apple A18 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 6 W | 12 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 105 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Processor N50 | Apple A18 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | iOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv9-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2 | |
| Release date | Q1/2023 | Q3/2024 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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