Pentium N4200 vs Athlon 64 X2 4800+

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 4800+
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.43
Pentium N4200
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.37
+219%

Pentium N4200 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 4800+ by a whopping 219% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Pentium N4200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29602231
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)Intel Pentium
Power efficiency0.6321.61
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 September 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Pentium N4200 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate1000 MHzno data
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cacheno data2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography90 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Pentium N4200 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Pentium N4200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Pentium N4200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Pentium N4200 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Pentium N4200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3, DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 505
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data18

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Pentium N4200 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Pentium N4200 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Pentium N4200.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 0.43
Pentium N4200 1.37
+219%

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.

Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 679
Pentium N4200 2173
+220%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 1798
Pentium N4200 2636
+46.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.43 1.37
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

Pentium N4200 has a 218.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium N4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 4800+ in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 4800+ is a desktop processor while Pentium N4200 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and Pentium N4200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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