Pentium N4200E vs Core i3-8140U
Primary details
Comparing Core i3-8140U and Pentium N4200E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1621 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2019 (4 years ago) | 1 July 2019 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i3-8140U and Pentium N4200E 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 cache | 4 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-8140U and Pentium N4200E 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1528 | FCBGA1296 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8140U and Pentium N4200E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| SIPP | - | - |
| Smart Response | + | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | - |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
| HD Audio | no data | + |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i3-8140U and Pentium N4200E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | + | + |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8140U and Pentium N4200E are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | no data | - |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8140U and Pentium N4200E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133 | DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 37.5 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel HD Graphics 505 |
| Max video memory | 32 GB | 8 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video | + | + |
| Clear Video HD | + | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | 750 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 18 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-8140U and Pentium N4200E integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
| eDP | + | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| DVI | + | no data |
| MIPI-DSI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-8140U and Pentium N4200E integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i3-8140U and Pentium N4200E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | + |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8140U and Pentium N4200E.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 6 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no data | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 2.67 | 0.87 |
| Recency | 1 October 2019 | 1 July 2019 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 6 Watt |
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