i7-11700B vs Pentium N4200

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N4200
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.39
Core i7-11700B
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
14.46
+940%

Core i7-11700B outperforms Pentium N4200 by a whopping 940% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N4200 and Core i7-11700B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2229510
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency21.5220.66
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)no data
Release date1 September 2016 (8 years ago)1 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache24 MB
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1296FCBGA1787
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt65 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 extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no 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++
SGXno dataYes 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 typesDDR3, DDR3, DDR4Up to 3200 MT/s
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.2 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 505Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency750 MHz1.45 GHz
Execution Units1832

Graphics interfaces

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

Number of displays supported34
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 supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@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 version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes620
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no 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 1.39
i7-11700B 14.46
+940%

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 2171
i7-11700B 22535
+938%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.39 14.46
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 940.3% higher aggregate performance score, 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.


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