Intel Processor N100 vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

Compared 2 processors: Intel Processor N100, vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Processor N100 and Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Processor N100
930
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Processor N100
2949
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Processor N100
60
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
169
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Processor N100
195
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
702
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Processor N100
1914
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Processor N100
5417
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Integer Math16.2 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math10.9 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search22 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort7.3 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption4.1 GB/sn/a
Data Compression58.4 MB/sn/a
Physics395 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions3 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Processor N100
1216
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Processor N100
2595
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
File Compression227.3 MB/s1050 MB/s
Clang Compilation12.6 KLines/s58.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser65.5 pages/s201.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering86.6 MP/sec214.8 MP/sec
Text Processing144.1 pages/s318.8 pages/s
Background Blur11.6 frames/s41 frames/s
Photo Processing22.6 frames/s91.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing3.1 MP/sec9.18 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Processor N100
34.3
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 432.5 PPW 922.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 902.8 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 32.5 PPW 70.2 PPW
Blender / W 5.72 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Apple
Announced January, 3, 2023 September, 9, 2024
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Alder Lake Apple M4
Model number N100 APL1V07
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (24EU) Apple A18 Pro GPU

Processor

Performance cores
Cores n/a 2
Threads n/a 2
Frequency n/a 2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 4.05 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores44
Threads44
Frequency3.4 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a2.42 GHz
General
Cores count46
Threads count46
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier34x40x
L1 cache96 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache6 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 6 W 10 W
Socket BGA-1264 Custom
Critical temp. 105 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-4800
LPDDR5x-7500
Max Size 16 GB 8 GB
Channels 1 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 60 GB

Other

PCIe Version 3.0 n/a
Max PCIe Lanes 9 n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple A18 Pro (MacBook) the clear winner in this comparison.

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