Pentium N4200E vs i5-2520M

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2520M and Pentium N4200E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2217not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency3.79no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)no data
Release date1 February 2011 (13 years ago)1 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2520M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)no data
Threads44
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistors624 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2520M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketPPGA988FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2520M and Pentium N4200E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i5-2520M and Pentium N4200E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection++
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2520M and Pentium N4200E are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2520M and Pentium N4200E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size16 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 3000Intel HD Graphics 505
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHz750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data18
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2520M and Pentium N4200E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSIno data+
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-2520M and Pentium N4200E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2520M and Pentium N4200E.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes166
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+

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.66 0.93
Recency 1 February 2011 1 July 2019
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

Pentium N4200E has 40.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

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