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I thought the n100 would be a joke compared to an an HP G6 mini with i5-9xxx (small book sized computer), but seems they might be competitive with n100 drawing

I thought the n100 would be a joke compared to an an HP G6 mini with i5-9xxx (small book sized computer), but seems they might be competitive with n100 drawing 1/6 the energy? Is that right? Can n100 do fast SHA256 and h265 / x265 transcoding across multiple containers? https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-intel_processor_n100-vs-intel_core_i5_9500t https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-intel_processor_n1...

Dalewyn 2y ago
If you want a basic idea of an N100, it's essentially a single Alder Lake E-core cluster (4 E-cores) with one of the low tier iGPUs and a trimmed down memory controller. The presence of the iGPU means it /should/ handle video encoding surprisingly well for what it is.
- magicalhippo 2y ago
  Can do several transcodes easily[1] if you get the iGPU involved[2]. Only tried it on a single stream myself but worked well after a bit of fidling. [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/11vf91z/comment/jtrlidz/ https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/11vf91z/comment/jtrli... [2]: https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/163ibyr/intel_n100_how_i_got_hardware_transcoding_to_work/ https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/163ibyr/intel_n100_ho...
- inhumantsar 2y ago
  Quick Sync on Alder Lake has hardware encoder support for HEVC 8, 10, and 12bit and decoder support for AV1. Anecdotally, my busy Plex server (Alder Lake but not an N100) routinely ends up doing 3-4 concurrent transcodes, often involving high bitrate 4K HDR content. The Quick Sync encoders take almost all of the load off the CPU and never have trouble keeping up. That said, I haven't had great experiences driving a display with 4K+ HDR content on an Alder Lake iGPU. At 60hz it's not too bad, but it can get stuttery past 100hz particularly in high contrast scenes with lots of movement.
- rcarmo 2y ago
  QuickSync and its variants are the secret weapon of the N-series. They make excellent Plex servers.
treprinum 2y ago
Old Atoms were able to do that. N100 is way more powerful (better than Skylake at the same frequency).
jsheard 2y ago
I'm curious what your application is that needs fast SHA specifically, but yes these Gracemont cores do have hardware SHA-1 and SHA-256 acceleration. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracemont_(microarchitecture) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracemont_(microarchitecture) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_SHA_extensions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_SHA_extensions
supertrope 2y ago
The N100 is as fast as the i5-6500T.

Dalewyn 2y ago

If you want a basic idea of an N100, it's essentially a single Alder Lake E-core cluster (4 E-cores) with one of the low tier iGPUs and a trimmed down memory controller. The presence of the iGPU means it /should/ handle video encoding surprisingly well for what it is.

magicalhippo 2y ago
Can do several transcodes easily[1] if you get the iGPU involved[2]. Only tried it on a single stream myself but worked well after a bit of fidling. [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/11vf91z/comment/jtrlidz/ https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/11vf91z/comment/jtrli... [2]: https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/163ibyr/intel_n100_how_i_got_hardware_transcoding_to_work/ https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/163ibyr/intel_n100_ho...
inhumantsar 2y ago
Quick Sync on Alder Lake has hardware encoder support for HEVC 8, 10, and 12bit and decoder support for AV1. Anecdotally, my busy Plex server (Alder Lake but not an N100) routinely ends up doing 3-4 concurrent transcodes, often involving high bitrate 4K HDR content. The Quick Sync encoders take almost all of the load off the CPU and never have trouble keeping up. That said, I haven't had great experiences driving a display with 4K+ HDR content on an Alder Lake iGPU. At 60hz it's not too bad, but it can get stuttery past 100hz particularly in high contrast scenes with lots of movement.
rcarmo 2y ago
QuickSync and its variants are the secret weapon of the N-series. They make excellent Plex servers.

treprinum 2y ago

Old Atoms were able to do that. N100 is way more powerful (better than Skylake at the same frequency).

jsheard 2y ago

I'm curious what your application is that needs fast SHA specifically, but yes these Gracemont cores do have hardware SHA-1 and SHA-256 acceleration. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracemont_(microarchitecture) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracemont_(microarchitecture) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_SHA_extensions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_SHA_extensions

supertrope 2y ago

The N100 is as fast as the i5-6500T.