It is known that Intel is preparing pure e-core CPUs as part of its “Alder Lake-N” portfolio, which will include models like the N200, N100, and N95. This time we learn about the possible specifications of the N95 model, which will be the most modest of this particular series.
Intel Alder Lake-N N95 would have 4 Gracemont cores and 4 threads.
The Intel Alder Lake-N N95 processor will only have 4 cores and a clock rate of 3.1 GHz. Intel wants this new series to replace the older Pentium and Celeron series, which will only have efficient E-core cores.
The N95 is one of three models Intel is planning for the future, the others being the N200 and the N100, the latter with a dual-cluster design based on the Gracemont core architecture. The N95, on the other hand, has 4 cores in a single cluster. Since these are e-core cores, they do not have hyperthreading, so 4 cores mean 4 threads.
The base clock of this processor is 1.7 GHz, while the maximum clock is 3.1 GHz. The L3 cache memory is 6 MB, while the L2 cache is about 2 MB.
In terms of performance, the CPU scores 781 in single-core and 1978 in multi-core on Geekbench. This performance would be comparable to that of a Ryzen 5 1400 or 1500 single-core processor from AMD’s first Zen generation, but the AMD option offers 60% more multi-core performance thanks to its 8 threads. Of course, the Ryzen has a power consumption of 65W TDP, while the N95 will have a much lower power consumption.
The first to get these processors will be OEM PCs. They are expected to go live in early 2023. We’ll be sure to keep you updated.