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Intel Processor N100 vs Core 5 315

27 out of 100
Intel Processor N100
VS
53 out of 100
Intel Core 5 315
Intel Processor N100
Intel Core 5 315

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz Intel Processor N100 with 4-cores against the 1.5 GHz Core 5 315 with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 315 and N100
Advantages of Intel Core 5 315
  • Newer - released 3 years and 4 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 10 nanometers
  • Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5X-7467 RAM
  • More powerful Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) integrated graphics: 1.2 vs 0.3 TFLOPS
  • 2.1x faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2496 vs 1216 points
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Processor N100
vs
Core 5 315

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Processor N100
195
Core 5 315 +99%
389
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Processor N100
1216
Core 5 315 +105%
2496
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Processor N100
2595
Core 5 315 +198%
7727
File compression 227.3 MB/sec -
Clang compilation 12.6 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 65.5 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 86.6 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 144.1 pages/sec -
Background blur 11.6 images/sec -
Photo processing 22.6 images/sec -
Ray tracing 3.1 Mpixels/sec -
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 677 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Processor N100
1881
Core 5 315 +113%
4002
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Processor N100
5308
Core 5 315 +189%
15327
Integer math 16 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 10.7 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 22M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 7.1M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 4 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 57.1 MBytes/sec -
Physics 385 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 2.9B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4052 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 32.5 PPW 25.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 432.5 PPW 515.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 884.7 PPW 1021.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.72 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Processor N100 and Core 5 315

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 April 16, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Wildcat Lake
Model number N100 315
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (24EU) Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Successor - Intel Processor N150 -
Intel CPU rating (#128th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores - 2
P-Threads - 2
Base Frequency (P) - 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) - 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4 6
Total Threads 4 6
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 15x
L1 Cache 96K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (shared) 2560K (per core)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 2 nm
TDP (PL1) 6 W 10-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 35 W
Socket BGA-1264 FCBGA1516
Peak Temperature 105°C 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (24EU) Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
GPU Base Clock - 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 750 MHz 2300 MHz
Shading Units 192 256
TMUs 12 16
ROPs 6 8
Execution Units 24 4
TGP 6-10 W 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
Processor N100
0.3 TFLOPS
Core 5 315 +300%
1.2 TFLOPS
More info: Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) compared to UHD Graphics Gen 11 (24 EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-4800		 - LPDDR5X-7467
- DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 16 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 1 1
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 59.7 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Processor N100 official page Intel Core 5 315 official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 9 6

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Comments

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