i3-10100T vs Pentium N4200
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-10100T outperforms Pentium N4200 by a whopping 234% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium N4200 and Core i3-10100T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2229 | 1292 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium | no data |
| Power efficiency | 21.61 | 12.38 |
| Architecture codename | Apollo Lake (2014−2016) | no data |
| Release date | 1 September 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 April 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium N4200 and Core i3-10100T 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 1.1 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 2 MB L2 Cache | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium N4200 and Core i3-10100T 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 |
| Socket | FCBGA1296 | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N4200 and Core i3-10100T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium N4200 and Core i3-10100T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | + | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N4200 and Core i3-10100T 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 Core i3-10100T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 41.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 505 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video | + | + |
| Clear Video HD | + | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 750 MHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Execution Units | 18 | no data |
| InTru 3D | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N4200 and Core i3-10100T integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| MIPI-DSI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N4200 and Core i3-10100T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2160@30Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096 x 2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096 x 2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium N4200 and Core i3-10100T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | + | 12 |
| OpenGL | + | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N4200 and Core i3-10100T.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | 16 |
| 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 |
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.37 | 4.58 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.94 | 3.09 |
| Recency | 1 September 2016 | 1 April 2020 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 35 Watt |
Pentium N4200 has 483.3% lower power consumption.
i3-10100T, on the other hand, has a 234.3% higher aggregate performance score, 228.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% more threads.
The Core i3-10100T is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N4200 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium N4200 is a notebook processor while Core i3-10100T is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N4200 and Core i3-10100T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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