Ultra 5 236V vs Pentium N4200

Place in the ranking	2246	557
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	21.45	75.10
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	1 September 2016 (8 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N4200 and Core Ultra 5 236V 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	no data	37 MHz
L1 cache	no data	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N4200 and Core Ultra 5 236V 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	FCBGA1296	FCBGA2833
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N4200 and Core Ultra 5 236V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	-	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Pentium N4200 and Core Ultra 5 236V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N4200 and Core Ultra 5 236V 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 Core Ultra 5 236V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR3, DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 505	Intel Arc Graphics 130V
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	1.85 GHz
Execution Units	18	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N4200 and Core Ultra 5 236V integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N4200 and Core Ultra 5 236V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N4200 and Core Ultra 5 236V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	12.2
OpenGL	+	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N4200 and Core Ultra 5 236V.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	6	4
PCI support	no data	5.0 and 4.0
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.36	13.49
Integrated graphics card	0.93	11.61
Recency	1 September 2016	24 September 2024
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	17 Watt

Pentium N4200 has 183.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 236V, on the other hand, has a 891.9% higher aggregate performance score, 1148.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Core Ultra 5 236V is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N4200 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N4200 and Core Ultra 5 236V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.