Intel Processor N95 vs Intel Core i3-1210U

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Processor N95		Intel Core i3-1210U
CPU comparison Intel Processor N95 or Intel Core i3-1210U - 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 Processor N95 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Processor N95 was released in Q1/2023. The Intel Core i3-1210U has 6 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1210U was released in Q1/2022.

Intel Processor N (5)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Processor N50/N100/N200 (5)	CPU group	Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
13	Generation	12
Alder Lake N	Architecture	Alder Lake U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Processor N95 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.40 GHz). The Intel Core i3-1210U has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz).
Intel Processor N95	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-1210U
4	Cores	6
4	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.00 GHz (3.40 GHz) 4x Gracemont	A-Core	1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz) 2x Golden Cove
--	B-Core	0.70 GHz (3.30 GHz) 4x Gracemont
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 Processor N95	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-1210U
--	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 16 EUs (Alder Lake)	GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
0.60 GHz	GPU frequency	0.25 GHz
1.20 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.85 GHz
12	GPU Generation	13
10 nm	Technology	10 nm
3	Max. displays	4
16	Compute units	64
128	Shader	512
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
12.1	DirectX Version	12.1

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 16 EUs (Alder Lake)	GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (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
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 Processor N95 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1210U can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Processor N95	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-1210U
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
4.00 MB	L2 Cache	4.50 MB
6.00 MB	L3 Cache	10.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	4.0
9	PCIe lanes	28
8.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	55.1 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Processor N95 has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i3-1210U is 9 W.
Intel Processor N95	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-1210U
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	9 W
--	TDP (PL2)	29 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Processor N95 has a 10.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-1210U cache has a total of 14.50 MB.
Intel Processor N95	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-1210U
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, AVX2
BGA	Socket	BGA 1744
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	Q1/2022
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Processor N95 (61%)

Intel Core i3-1210U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Processor N95 (63%)

Intel Core i3-1210U (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 Processor N95 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1028 (65%)
	Intel Core i3-1210U 6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1575 (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 Processor N95 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	2649 (61%)
	Intel Core i3-1210U 6C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	4322 (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 Processor N95 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1158 (57%)
	Intel Core i3-1210U 6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	2040 (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 Processor N95 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	2857 (76%)
	Intel Core i3-1210U 6C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	3765 (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 Processor N95 Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.20 GHz	307 (36%)
	Intel Core i3-1210U Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 0.85 GHz	843 (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 Processor N95 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	5495 (51%)
	Intel Core i3-1210U 6C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	10765 (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 Processor N95 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	58 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-1210U 6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Processor N95 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	184 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-1210U 6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Processor N95 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	918 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-1210U 6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Processor N95 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	2724 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-1210U 6C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Processor N95 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	349 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-1210U 6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Processor N95 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1041 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-1210U 6C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Processor N95 2,724 CB R23 MC @ 15 W	182 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-1210U 1.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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