Pentium N4200 vs i5-4278U

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4278U and Pentium N4200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2010	2227
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	5.99	21.58
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date	21 July 2014 (10 years ago)	1 September 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$315	$161

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4278U 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	181 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	1300 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4278U 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1168	FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4278U and Pentium N4200. 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	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Core i5-4278U and Pentium N4200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	+	+
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4278U and Pentium N4200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	no data	-
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4278U and Pentium N4200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3, DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel Iris Graphics 5100	Intel HD Graphics 505
Max video memory	2 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	750 MHz
Execution Units	no data	18
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4278U and Pentium N4200 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
MIPI-DSI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4278U and Pentium N4200 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3280x2000@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3200x2000@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4278U and Pentium N4200 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	+
OpenGL	4.3	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4278U and Pentium N4200.

PCIe version	2	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	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	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.84	1.42
Integrated graphics card	1.93	0.93
Recency	21 July 2014	1 September 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	6 Watt

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