Processor N50 vs Pentium N4200
Aggregate performance score
Processor N50 outperforms Pentium N4200 by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium N4200 and Processor N50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2246 | 2038 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium | no data |
| Power efficiency | 21.44 | 27.43 |
| Architecture codename | Apollo Lake (2014−2016) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 1 September 2016 (8 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium N4200 and Processor N50 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.1 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB L2 Cache | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium N4200 and Processor N50 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 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N4200 and Processor N50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| 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 Processor N50 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| 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 Processor N50 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | - | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N4200 and Processor N50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 505 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 750 MHz) |
| 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 Processor N50 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 Processor N50 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | + | no data |
| OpenGL | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N4200 and Processor N50.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | 9 |
| 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 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.36 | 1.74 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.93 | 2.30 |
| Recency | 1 September 2016 | 3 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
Pentium N4200 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Processor N50, on the other hand, has a 27.9% higher aggregate performance score, 147.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
The Processor N50 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N4200 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N4200 and Processor N50, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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