Apple M4 (8 cores) vs N200
Primary details
Comparing N200 and Apple M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1610 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 50.21 | no data |
| Release date | 1 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 28 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
N200 and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L3 cache | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache | no data |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on N200 and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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 | FCBGA1264 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by N200 and Apple M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
Security technologies
N200 and Apple M4 (8 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by N200 and Apple M4 (8 cores) are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by N200 and Apple M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple M4 8-core GPU |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 750 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 32 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of N200 and Apple M4 (8 cores) integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by N200 and Apple M4 (8 cores) integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096 x 2160@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by N200 and Apple M4 (8 cores) integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by N200 and Apple M4 (8 cores).
| PCI Express lanes | 9 | no data |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.2 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2023 | 28 October 2024 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 5 Watt |
Apple M4 (8 cores) has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, and 20% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between N200 and Apple M4 (8 cores). We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that N200 is a notebook processor while Apple M4 (8 cores) is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between N200 and Apple M4 (8 cores), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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