Pentium N4200 vs Pentium M 740
Aggregate performance score
Pentium N4200 outperforms Pentium M 740 by a whopping 583% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3556 | 2551 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.14 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Pentium M | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 0.28 | 8.66 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Apollo Lake (2014−2016) |
| Release date | 19 January 2005 (21 years ago) | 1 September 2016 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $161 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 740 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 144 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.26V-1.356V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 740 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 | PPGA478, H-PBGA479 | FCBGA1296 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 740 and Pentium N4200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | - |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| HD Audio | no data | + |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Pentium M 740 and Pentium N4200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 740 and Pentium N4200 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
| VT-i | no data | - |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 740 and Pentium N4200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3, DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Intel HD Graphics 505 |
| Max video memory | no data | 8 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 750 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 18 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium M 740 and Pentium N4200 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| MIPI-DSI | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium M 740 and Pentium N4200 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | + |
| OpenGL | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 740 and Pentium N4200.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 6 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no data | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.18 | 1.23 |
| Recency | 19 January 2005 | 1 September 2016 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 6 Watt |
Pentium N4200 has a 583.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 350% lower power consumption.
The Intel Pentium N4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium M 740 in performance tests.
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