Apple M1 vs Pentium N4200E

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N4200E and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1113
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple Apple M-Series
Release date	1 July 2019 (5 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price	no data	$3.99

Detailed specifications

Pentium N4200E and Apple M1 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	no data	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	2 MB
L2 cache	no data	16 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	16000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N4200E and Apple M1 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1296	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N4200E and Apple M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium N4200E and Apple M1 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N4200E and Apple M1 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N4200E and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 505	Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
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 N4200E and Apple M1 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N4200E and Apple M1 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N4200E and Apple M1.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	6	no data
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

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Integrated graphics card	0.87	14.08
Recency	1 July 2019	10 November 2020
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

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