Processor 300 vs Pentium N4200

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium N4200
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.37
Processor 300
2024
2 cores / 4 threads, 46 Watt
4.51
+229%

Processor 300 outperforms Pentium N4200 by a whopping 229% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N4200 and Processor 300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22311309
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency21.619.28
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date1 September 2016 (8 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$82

Detailed specifications

Pentium N4200 and Processor 300 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N4200 and Processor 300 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
SocketFCBGA1296FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N4200 and Processor 300. 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++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium N4200 and Processor 300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N4200 and Processor 300 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 Processor 300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR3, DDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size8 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 505Intel UHD Graphics 710
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency750 MHz1.45 GHz
Execution Units1816

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N4200 and Processor 300 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 Processor 300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N4200 and Processor 300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+12
OpenGL+4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N4200 and Processor 300.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes616
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
Processor 300 4.51
+229%

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
Processor 300 7160
+229%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.37 4.51
Integrated graphics card 0.94 2.85
Recency 1 September 2016 8 January 2024
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 46 Watt

Pentium N4200 has 100% more physical cores, and 666.7% lower power consumption.

Processor 300, on the other hand, has a 229.2% higher aggregate performance score, 203.2% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 7 years.

The Processor 300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N4200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium N4200 is a notebook processor while Processor 300 is a desktop one.


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