Atom C3850 vs Pentium N4200

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N4200 and Atom C3850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2229	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Atom
Power efficiency	21.61	no data
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)	Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date	1 September 2016 (8 years ago)	15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$323

Detailed specifications

Pentium N4200 and Atom C3850 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	no data	672 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	12 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	78 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N4200 and Atom C3850 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1296	FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N4200 and Atom C3850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
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 Atom C3850 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N4200 and Atom C3850 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N4200 and Atom C3850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR3, DDR4	DDR4: 2400
Maximum memory size	8 GB	256 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 505	no data
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 Atom C3850 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 Atom C3850 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N4200 and Atom C3850.

PCIe version	2.0	3
PCI Express lanes	6	16
USB revision	2.0/3.0	3
Total number of SATA ports	2	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	16
Number of USB ports	8	8
Integrated LAN	-	2x10/2.5/1 GBE
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2016	15 August 2017
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	4	12
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	25 Watt

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