Pentium N4200 vs Pentium G2120

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G2120
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
1.19
Pentium N4200
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.36
+14.3%

Pentium N4200 outperforms Pentium G2120 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2120 and Pentium N4200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23572246
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.07no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.0521.45
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date3 September 2012 (12 years ago)1 September 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$88$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G2120 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 speed3.1 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size94 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2120 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2120 and Pentium N4200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Pentium G2120 and Pentium N4200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2120 and Pentium N4200 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2120 and Pentium N4200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics 505
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data18
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2120 and Pentium N4200 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G2120 and Pentium N4200 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2120 and Pentium N4200.

PCIe version2.02.0
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.

Pentium G2120 1.19
Pentium N4200 1.36
+14.3%

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.

Pentium G2120 1896
Pentium N4200 2165
+14.2%

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.

Pentium G2120 528
+92%
Pentium N4200 275

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.

Pentium G2120 934
+29.2%
Pentium N4200 723

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.19 1.36
Integrated graphics card 0.77 0.93
Recency 3 September 2012 1 September 2016
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 6 Watt

Pentium N4200 has a 14.3% higher aggregate performance score, 20.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 816.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium N4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G2120 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G2120 is a desktop processor while Pentium N4200 is a notebook one.


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