Intel Pentium N4200 vs Intel Core i7-5820K

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Pentium N4200		Intel Core i7-5820K
CPU comparison Intel Pentium N4200 or Intel Core i7-5820K - 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 Intel Pentium N4200 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium N4200 was released in Q3/2016. The Intel Core i7-5820K has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-5820K was released in Q3/2014.

Intel Pentium (150)	Family	Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)
Intel Pentium J4000/N4000 (2)	CPU group	Intel Core i 5000X (3)
8	Generation	5
Apollo Lake	Architecture	Haswell E
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i7-4820K
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Pentium N4200 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (2.50 GHz). The Intel Core i7-5820K has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (3.60 GHz).
Intel Pentium N4200	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-5820K
4	Cores	6
4	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
1.10 GHz	Frequency	3.30 GHz
2.50 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.60 GHz
2.50 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.40 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.
Intel Pentium N4200	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-5820K
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel HD Graphics 505	GPU	no iGPU
0.20 GHz	GPU frequency	--
0.75 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
18	Compute units	--
144	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

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

Memory & PCIe The Intel Pentium N4200 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-5820K can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.
Intel Pentium N4200	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-5820K
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2400, DDR3-1866	Memory	DDR4-2133
8 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	68.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	15.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	3.0
6	PCIe lanes	28
3.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	27.6 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium N4200 has a TDP of 6 W, that of the Intel Core i7-5820K is 140 W.
Intel Pentium N4200	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-5820K
6 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	140 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
4 W	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Pentium N4200 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-5820K cache has a total of 15.00 MB.
Intel Pentium N4200	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-5820K
14 nm	Technology	22 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1296	Socket	LGA 2011-3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2016	Release date	Q3/2014
56 $	Release price	499 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium N4200 (33%)

Intel Core i7-5820K (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 6 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium N4200 (18%)

Intel Core i7-5820K (100%)

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.


	Intel Pentium N4200 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	326 (35%)
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	923 (100%)

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.


	Intel Pentium N4200 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1164 (21%)
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	5537 (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.


	Intel Pentium N4200 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	290 (27%)
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	1086 (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.


	Intel Pentium N4200 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	682 (12%)
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	5763 (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.


	Intel Pentium N4200 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	113 (34%)
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	329 (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.


	Intel Pentium N4200 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	371 (16%)
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	2301 (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.


	Intel Pentium N4200 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2148 (22%)
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	9854 (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.


	Intel Pentium N4200 4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz	624 (22%)
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz	2849 (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.


	Intel Pentium N4200 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	50 (36%)
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	139 (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.


	Intel Pentium N4200 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	182 (17%)
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	1085 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.


	Intel Pentium N4200 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	795 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.


	Intel Pentium N4200 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	5700 (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.


	Intel Pentium N4200 Intel HD Graphics 505 @ 0.75 GHz	216 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-5820K @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Pentium N4200 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	88 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Pentium N4200 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-5820K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	331.7 (100%)

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