Pentium N4200E vs Core i7

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7 and Pentium N4200E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1680not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.34no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Release date1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)1 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Current price$274 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7 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.

Threadsno data4
Base clock speedno data1.1 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.5 GHz
L3 cacheno data2 MB
Chip lithographyno data14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)no data6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7 and Pentium N4200E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Core i7 and Pentium N4200E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
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 i7 and Pentium N4200E are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7 and Pentium N4200E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
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 i7 and Pentium N4200E integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7 and Pentium N4200E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7 and Pentium N4200E.

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+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2023 1 July 2019

We couldn't decide between Core i7 and Pentium N4200E. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7 is a desktop processor while Pentium N4200E is a notebook one.


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