Intel Processor N97 vs AMD Athlon II X2 340 Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Processor N97		AMD Athlon II X2 340
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Processor N97 and the AMD Athlon II X2 340 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Processor N97 4 core processor released in Q1/2023 with the AMD Athlon II X2 340 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2012.

Intel Processor N (5)	Family	AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Processor N50/N100/N200 (5)	CPU group	AMD Athlon II X2 (Trinity) (1)
13	Generation	3
Alder Lake N	Architecture	Trinity
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Processor N97 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.60 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon II X2 340 clocks with 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
Intel Processor N97	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 340
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.00 GHz	Frequency	3.20 GHz
3.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.60 GHz
3.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.60 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 Processor N97	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 340
--	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.
Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake)	GPU	no iGPU
1.20 GHz	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
12	GPU Generation	--
10 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
24	Compute units	--
192	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

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

Memory & PCIe Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Intel Processor N97, while the AMD Athlon II X2 340 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s enabled.
Intel Processor N97	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 340
LPDDR5-4800, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR3-1600
16 GB	Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	1 (Single Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	12.8 GB/s
No	ECC	No
4.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
6.00 MB	L3 Cache	1.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
9	PCIe lanes	--
8.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The Intel Processor N97 has a TDP of 12 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon II X2 340 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Processor N97	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 340
12 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Processor N97 has 10.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon II X2 340 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.
Intel Processor N97	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 340
10 nm	Technology	32 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2	ISA extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
BGA	Socket	FM2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2023	Release date	Q4/2012
--	Release price	30 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks

Intel Processor N97 (0%)

AMD Athlon II X2 340 (0%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Processor N97 (100%)

AMD Athlon II X2 340 (21%)

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 N97 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	6057 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 340 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	1300 (21%)

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 N97 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1237 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 340 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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 N97 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	3051 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 340 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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 N97 Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.20 GHz	461 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 340 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Processor N97 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 340 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	77 (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 Processor N97 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 340 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	126 (100%)


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CPU comparison with benchmarks

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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details