What Is the Intel N100 in a NAS Board?
The Intel N100 is a 4-core mobile processor from the Alder Lake-N series. It is built on a 10 nm process and uses the Alder Lake N architecture with a BGA 1264 package. Its base clock is 1.80 GHz, and its turbo clock reaches 3.20 GHz. A board built around the N100 gives a compact system with low power use for file storage and home server tasks.
Key Specifications
The N100 has four processing cores and no performance cores. Its base clock is 1.80 GHz and its maximum turbo clock is 3.20 GHz. It uses the 10 nm Alder Lake-N architecture. Its package is BGA 1264, so it is soldered to the board and is not user-replaceable. The N100 launched in January 2023 at an MSRP of $128.
| Specification | Intel N100 |
|---|---|
| Cores | 4 |
| Base clock | 1.80 GHz |
| Turbo clock | 3.20 GHz |
| Architecture | Alder Lake-N |
| Process node | 10 nm |
| Package | BGA 1264 |
| Launch | January 2023 |
Use Cases for an N100 NAS Board
A NAS board based on the N100 suits network file storage, backup, media streaming and simple home servers. Four cores handle these tasks at low power. Heavy multitasking or demanding workloads run into the limit of four threads, so the N100 fits lighter server roles best. It also suits compact office and industrial PCs where size and power draw matter more than peak speed.
Thinvent Products with Intel Processors
Thinvent builds the Aero Mini PC with the Intel N5095A processor, a 4-core chip with a turbo clock up to 2.9 GHz and 4 MB cache. Each Aero unit has 16 GB DDR4 RAM and a 128 GB SSD, and it is supplied with a 12V 10A adapter. The Aero is sold without WiFi and is available with Windows 11 IoT, Windows 11 Pro, DOS, Thinux Embedded Linux or Ubuntu Linux. Keyboard and mouse sets are available for each model. The Thinvent range on this page does not include a board with the Intel N100, so the Aero Mini PC with the N5095A is the closest match from the range.