Pentium E5300 vs Pentium N4200

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N4200
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.36
+139%
Pentium E5300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.57

Pentium N4200 outperforms Pentium E5300 by a whopping 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N4200 and Pentium E5300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22462830
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.04
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency21.450.83
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date1 September 2016 (8 years ago)November 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium N4200 and Pentium E5300 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C74 °C
Number of transistorsno data228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N4200 and Pentium E5300 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
SocketFCBGA1296LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N4200 and Pentium E5300. 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 Switchingno data-
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
FSB parityno data-
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N4200 and Pentium E5300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N4200 and Pentium E5300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N4200 and Pentium E5300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR3, DDR4DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 505no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency750 MHzno data
Execution Units18no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N4200 and Pentium E5300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N4200 and Pentium E5300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N4200 and Pentium E5300.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes6no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no 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 N4200 1.36
+139%
Pentium E5300 0.57

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 N4200 2165
+139%
Pentium E5300 904

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 N4200 275
Pentium E5300 298
+8.4%

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 N4200 723
+47.9%
Pentium E5300 489

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.36 0.57
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium N4200 has a 138.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium N4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium N4200 is a notebook processor while Pentium E5300 is a desktop one.


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