AMD Athlon II X2 255 vs Intel Pentium N4200

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Athlon II X2 255 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium N4200
AMD Athlon II X2 255 Intel Pentium N4200

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X2 255 or Intel Pentium N4200 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Athlon II X2 255 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 255 was released in Q1/2010.

The Intel Pentium N4200 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium N4200 was released in Q3/2016.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) CPU group Intel Pentium J4000/N4000 (2)
1 Generation 8
Propus Architecture Apollo Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X2 255 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 255 is 3.10 GHz while the Intel Pentium N4200 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium N4200 is at 1.10 GHz (2.50 GHz).

AMD Athlon II X2 255 Characteristic Intel Pentium N4200
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Athlon II X2 255 Characteristic Intel Pentium N4200
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Athlon II X2 255 or Intel Pentium N4200 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 505
GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.75 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 18
-- Shader 144
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 505
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Athlon II X2 255 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Pentium N4200 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

AMD Athlon II X2 255 Characteristic Intel Pentium N4200
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2400, DDR3-1866
16 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 6
-- PCIe Bandwidth 3.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X2 255 is 65 W, while the Intel Pentium N4200 has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Athlon II X2 255 Characteristic Intel Pentium N4200
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 255 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium N4200 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

AMD Athlon II X2 255 Characteristic Intel Pentium N4200
45 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
AM3 Socket BGA 1296
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2010 Release date Q3/2016
-- Release price 56 $
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the AMD Athlon II X2 255 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Intel Pentium N4200 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 5.0 stars (1 ratings). Rate now:


Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X2 255 AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
416 (100%)
Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
326 (78%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X2 255 AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
792 (68%)
Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1164 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Athlon II X2 255 AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
1172 (55%)
Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2148 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Athlon II X2 255 AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
281 (45%)
Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
624 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Athlon II X2 255 AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
290 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Athlon II X2 255 AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
682 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X2 255 AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
113 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X2 255 AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
371 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Athlon II X2 255 AMD Athlon II X2 255
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium N4200
Intel HD Graphics 505 @ 0.75 GHz
216 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X2 255 AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
50 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X2 255 AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
182 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon II X2 255 Intel Pentium N4200
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Intel Celeron N3350Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Celeron N3350 vs Intel Pentium N4200
2. Intel Pentium N4200Intel Celeron N3450 Intel Pentium N4200 vs Intel Celeron N3450
3. Intel Pentium N4200Intel Core i3-5005U Intel Pentium N4200 vs Intel Core i3-5005U
4. Intel Core i5-7200UIntel Pentium N4200 Intel Core i5-7200U vs Intel Pentium N4200
5. Intel Pentium N4200Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium N4200 vs Intel Pentium Silver N5000
6. Intel Pentium N3710Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium N3710 vs Intel Pentium N4200
7. Intel Core i3-7100UIntel Pentium N4200 Intel Core i3-7100U vs Intel Pentium N4200
8. Intel Atom x5-Z8350Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Atom x5-Z8350 vs Intel Pentium N4200
9. Intel Celeron J3455Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Celeron J3455 vs Intel Pentium N4200
10. Intel Pentium N4200Intel Core i3-6100U Intel Pentium N4200 vs Intel Core i3-6100U


back to index