Atom C3338 vs Pentium N4200

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2663	3198
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.08	0.06
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Atom
Power efficiency	8.70	2.76
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)	Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date	1 September 2016 (10 years ago)	22 February 2017 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$27

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium N4200 has 33% better value for money than Atom C3338.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Pentium N4200 and Atom C3338: 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
Multiplier	no data	15
L1 cache	no data	112 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	89 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N4200 and Atom C3338 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1296	FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N4200 and Atom C3338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium N4200 and Atom C3338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N4200 and Atom C3338 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N4200 and Atom C3338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR3, DDR4	DDR4: 1866
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	14.936 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 505	no data
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	no data
Execution Units	18	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N4200 and Atom C3338 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N4200 and Atom C3338 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N4200 and Atom C3338.

PCIe version	2.0	3
PCI Express lanes	6	10
USB revision	2.0/3.0	3
Total number of SATA ports	2	10
Number of USB ports	8	8
Integrated LAN	-	4x2.5/1 GBE
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.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.26	0.60
Recency	1 September 2016	22 February 2017
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	8 Watt