i7-11700B vs Pentium N4200

Place in the ranking	2231	520
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	21.61	20.41
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)	no data
Release date	1 September 2016 (8 years ago)	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N4200 and Core i7-11700B 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	24 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N4200 and Core i7-11700B 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	FCBGA1787
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N4200 and Core i7-11700B. 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)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
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
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium N4200 and Core i7-11700B 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 i7-11700B 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 i7-11700B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR3, DDR4	Up to 3200 MT/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.2 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 505	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	1.45 GHz
Execution Units	18	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N4200 and Core i7-11700B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium N4200 and Core i7-11700B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N4200 and Core i7-11700B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	12
OpenGL	+	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N4200 and Core i7-11700B.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	6	20
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.

Pentium N4200 1.37

i7-11700B 14.02
+923%

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 N4200 2173

i7-11700B 22278
+925%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.37	14.02
Integrated graphics card	0.94	5.58
Recency	1 September 2016	1 April 2021
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

Pentium N4200 has 983.3% lower power consumption.

i7-11700B, on the other hand, has a 923.4% higher aggregate performance score, 493.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-11700B is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N4200 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N4200 and Core i7-11700B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.