Pentium D 940 vs Pentium N4200

Aggregate performance score

Pentium N4200
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.37
+291%
Pentium D 940
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 130 Watt
0.35

Pentium N4200 outperforms Pentium D 940 by a whopping 291% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N4200 and Pentium D 940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22313049
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency21.610.25
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Presler (2005−2007)
Release date1 September 2016 (8 years ago)5 January 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$423

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium N4200 and Pentium D 940 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cacheno data16 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per die)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistorsno data376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N4200 and Pentium D 940 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
SocketFCBGA1296LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N4200 and Pentium D 940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
FSB parityno data-
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium N4200 and Pentium D 940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N4200 and Pentium D 940 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N4200 and Pentium D 940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR3, DDR4DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 505On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency750 MHzno data
Execution Units18no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N4200 and Pentium D 940 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N4200 and Pentium D 940 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N4200 and Pentium D 940.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes6no data
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 1.37
+291%
Pentium D 940 0.35

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
+294%
Pentium D 940 552

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.37 0.35
Recency 1 September 2016 5 January 2006
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 130 Watt

Pentium N4200 has a 291.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 2066.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium N4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 940 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium N4200 is a notebook processor while Pentium D 940 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N4200 and Pentium D 940, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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