CPULaptopReleased 2025

Intel Processor N250

4C/4T · 3.8 GHz · 6 W

The Intel Processor N250 is the top model of Intel's Twin Lake N-series, launched in the first quarter of 2025 as a light refresh of the Alder Lake-N Processor N200. It keeps the same design of four Gracemont efficiency cores, 32-EU graphics and a 6 W base power, but raises the maximum CPU frequency to 3.8 GHz and the graphics frequency to 1.25 GHz, targeting budget laptops, Chromebooks and mini PCs.

General

Manufacturer: Intel
Model: Intel Processor N250
Segment: Laptop
Generation: Processor N-series (Twin Lake)
Codename: Twin Lake
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Twin Lake
Release date: 2025
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 4 cores / 4 threads
Base clock: —
Boost clock: 3.80 GHz
TDP (design W): 6 W
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: 2 MB
L3 cache: 6 MB
Technology (nm): 10 nm
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Platform

Socket: FCBGA1264
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Intel Graphics (32 EU)
Clock: 1,250 MHz
Memory type: DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
1-channel
Memory size: Up to 16 GB
ECC memory: ✕ No
PCIe: PCIe 3.0 (9 lanes)

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: Intel SSE4.1Intel SSE4.2Intel AVX2
NPU: None

OS support

Windows: Windows 10Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 25H2Windows 11 26H2
ChromeOS: ChromeOS
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: Microsoft's supported processor lists for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 include the Intel Processor N-series, and Windows 10 is supported as well. Microsoft has not published a separate processor list for Windows 11 26H2, so the 25H2 status is carried over. Mainstream Linux distributions are supported, and the chip is also used in Chromebooks.

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