Intel Processor N250 vs Intel Core i5 1230U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Processor N250 with 4 cores 0.1GHz and Intel Core i5 1230U with 10 cores 1.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Processor N250 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 11 months late
Lower TDP (6W vs 9W)
Intel Core i5 1230U 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 38.4GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (1.0GHz vs 0.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 6MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Processor N250
1017
Intel Core i5 1230U
+81%
1848
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Processor N250
2031
Intel Core i5 1230U
+252%
7169
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Feb 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Twin Lake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-U
N250
Processor Number
i5-1230U
Intel BGA 1264
Socket
LGA-1700
UHD Graphics 730
Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Intel Processor (Alder Lake-N)
Generation
-
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
6 W
Power Consumption
9 W
105°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
2
0.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.0 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1.3 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
4
Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
1.0
Multiplier
10x
96 KB per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
2 MB shared
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5, LPDDR5-4800
Memory Types
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267
16 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
38.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1250 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
850 MHz
256
Shader Units
640
16
Texture Units
40
8
Raster Operation Units
20
32
Execution Units
80
Power Consumption
15 W
0.74 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
1.41 TFLOPS
