Intel Pentium N4200 vs Core 2 Duo P9700

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Combined performance score

Core 2 Duo P9700
0.74

Pentium N4200 outperforms Core 2 Duo P9700 by 91% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pentium N4200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking25342077
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Pentium
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Apollo Lake (2016)
Release date1 April 2009 (14 years old)1 September 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$348$161
Current price$70 (0.2x MSRP)$352 (2.2x MSRP)

Technical specs

Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pentium N4200 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus support1066 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache6 MB2 MB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range1.012V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pentium N4200 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketPGA478FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pentium N4200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pentium N4200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pentium N4200 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pentium N4200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3, DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 505
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data18

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pentium N4200 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pentium N4200 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Pentium N4200.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Duo P9700 0.74
Pentium N4200 1.41
+90.5%

Pentium N4200 outperforms Core 2 Duo P9700 by 91% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Duo P9700 1131
Pentium N4200 2168
+91.7%

Pentium N4200 outperforms Core 2 Duo P9700 by 92% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Duo P9700 374
+38.5%
Pentium N4200 270

Core 2 Duo P9700 outperforms Pentium N4200 by 39% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Duo P9700 634
Pentium N4200 697
+9.9%

Pentium N4200 outperforms Core 2 Duo P9700 by 10% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Core 2 Duo P9700 3425
+107%
Pentium N4200 1653

Core 2 Duo P9700 outperforms Pentium N4200 by 107% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Duo P9700 6133
+17.6%
Pentium N4200 5217

Core 2 Duo P9700 outperforms Pentium N4200 by 18% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Duo P9700 2540
Pentium N4200 2636
+3.8%

Pentium N4200 outperforms Core 2 Duo P9700 by 4% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Core 2 Duo P9700 54.6
Pentium N4200 22.58
+142%

Core 2 Duo P9700 outperforms Pentium N4200 by 142% in wPrime 32.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.74 1.41
Recency 1 April 2009 1 September 2016
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Cost $348 $161
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 6 Watt

The Pentium N4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P9700 in performance tests.


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