UNISOC T616 vs Intel Processor N97

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UNISOC T616 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Processor N97
UNISOC T616 Intel Processor N97

CPU comparison

UNISOC T616 or Intel Processor N97 - 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 UNISOC T616 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The UNISOC T616 was released in Q3/2021.

The Intel Processor N97 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Processor N97 was released in Q1/2023.
UNISOC 4G (10) Family Intel Processor N (5)
UNISOC 4G 12nm (8) CPU group Intel Processor N50/N100/N200 (5)
0 Generation 13
-- Architecture Alder Lake N
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The UNISOC T616 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the UNISOC T616 is 2.00 GHz while the Intel Processor N97 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Processor N97 is at 2.00 GHz (3.60 GHz).

UNISOC T616 Characteristic Intel Processor N97
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz
2x Cortex-A75
A-Core 2.00 GHz (3.60 GHz)
4x Gracemont
1.80 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

UNISOC T616 Characteristic Intel Processor N97
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The UNISOC T616 or Intel Processor N97 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

ARM Mali-G57 MP1 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake)
0.75 GHz GPU frequency 1.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation 12
7 nm Technology 10 nm
2 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 24
32 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
12 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.

ARM Mali-G57 MP1 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 / Encode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The UNISOC T616 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Processor N97 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

UNISOC T616 Characteristic Intel Processor N97
LPDDR4X-1866 Memory LPDDR5-4800, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 16 GB
0 Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 9
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the UNISOC T616 is --, while the Intel Processor N97 has a TDP of 12 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

UNISOC T616 Characteristic Intel Processor N97
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 12 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The UNISOC T616 is manufactured in 12 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Processor N97 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 10.00 MB cache.

UNISOC T616 Characteristic Intel Processor N97
12 nm Technology 10 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2
-- Socket BGA
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2021 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price --
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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.
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
ARM Mali-G57 MP1 @ 0.75 GHz
96 (21%)
Intel Processor N97 Intel Processor N97
Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.20 GHz
461 (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.
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Processor N97 Intel Processor N97
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1237 (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.
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Processor N97 Intel Processor N97
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3051 (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.
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Processor N97 Intel Processor N97
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
6057 (100%)

Devices using this processor

UNISOC T616 Intel Processor N97
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