The recent appearance of a new entry in the Geekbench Browser database indicates the existence of Intel's Alder Lake-N CPU series, more specifically, its entry-level model. 

The leaked results from the Geekbench 6.1 tests suggest that the tested system was powered by an "Intel N50" processor. This is a 6W TDP SoC featuring two Gracemont efficiency cores, clocked at 997 MHz base and 3.4 GHz boost frequency. Notably, it lacks hyper-threading support, and its integrated GPU is composed of 16 Execution Units (EUs) - half of what's found in the higher-tier Alder Lake-N models like the N200, Core i3-N305, and Core i3-N300.

The N50 system recorded 1054 and 1388 for single-core and multi-threaded performance respectively on Geekbench. The system configuration included 8 GB of RAM (single channel) and ran Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC (64-bit) using a balanced power plan.

VideoCardz observed that the N50's single-core performance mirrors that of Intel's fourth-generation Core Haswell mobile processors and the initial-generation Ryzen CPUs. However, its multi-threaded score is slightly lower, equivalent to Intel Core 2 and AMD FX series models. The Alder Lake-N series comprises seven models with various core configurations: 2, 4, and 8. A distinguishing feature of these processors is their focus on power efficiency, devoid of Performance cores that differentiate the Core Alder Lake CPUs. The series' top model has a TDP of only 15W.

The N50 processor is at the bottom of the Alder Lake-N series, and one of the less powerful releases by Intel this year. Despite its modest 6W TDP, it includes integrated graphics with 16 Execution Units, whereas the more advanced configurations feature 32 Execution Units. Importantly, while the N50 CPU demonstrates comparable performance to CPUs from ten years ago, it does so with a significantly lower power footprint.

Intel's Alder Lake-N Entry-Level CPU: Geekbench Results and a bit of tech analysis