Pentium N3700 vs Pentium Dual T4200

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T4200
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.72
Pentium N3700
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.79
+9.7%

Pentium N3700 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4200 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Pentium N3700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26812611
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual CoreIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.9512.46
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Pentium N3700 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 data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Pentium N3700 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPFCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Pentium N3700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Pentium N3700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Pentium N3700 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 Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Pentium N3700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Pentium N3700 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Pentium N3700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Pentium N3700.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
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 data5
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.

Pentium Dual T4200 0.72
Pentium N3700 0.79
+9.7%

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 Dual T4200 1149
Pentium N3700 1254
+9.1%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pentium Dual T4200 2013
+67.8%
Pentium N3700 1200

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pentium Dual T4200 3801
+20.7%
Pentium N3700 3148

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.

Pentium Dual T4200 1636
Pentium N3700 2175
+32.9%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pentium Dual T4200 39.27
Pentium N3700 23.09
+70.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.72 0.79
Recency 1 January 2009 1 April 2015
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

Pentium N3700 has a 9.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Pentium N3700.


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