Intel Celeron N5205U vs Intel Pentium N4200E

Processor comparisons   25-07-2021
   For example you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Celeron N5205U vs Intel Pentium N4200E and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, programming, rendering, streaming, video editing. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like 7zip, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, Blender, Blender, RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, PassMark, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, Prime95, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Fallout 76
Grand Theft Auto V
Red Dead Redemption 2
Valorant
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Death Stranding
DOOM: Eternal
Apex Legends
Borderlands 3
Last Man Standing
Valheim
Fortnite
Watch Dogs Legion
Cyberpunk 2077
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Overwatch
Rainbow Six Siege
Halo Infinite

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium N4200E or Intel Celeron N5205U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Celeron N5205U

50%

Pentium N4200E

50%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Celeron N5205U

51%

Pentium N4200E

50%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Battlefield V, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	89.3
Valorant	102.1	101.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	56.8
Apex Legends	96.0	95.4
Call of Duty Warzone	76.6	76.1
Overwatch	82.7	82.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	70.0
DOOM Eternal	51.1	50.8
Warzone	79.6	79.2
Assassin's Creed	85.8	85.3
Valheim	84.7	84.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Celeron N5205U

131%

Pentium N4200E

218%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Pentium N4200E is more energy efficient than the Celeron N5205U since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 6W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Celeron N5205U	Intel Pentium N4200E
Cinbench 15 Single-core	91	51
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	241	186
Cinbench 20 Single-core	196	115
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	585	378
Cinbench 23 Single-core	424	288
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1556	1060

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron N5205U	Intel Pentium N4200E
Single-Core	1277	873
Multi-Core	3149	2146

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron N5205U	Intel Pentium N4200E
Single-Core	592	393
Multi-Core	1813	1303

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Celeron N5205U	Intel Pentium N4200E
Announcement date	December 11, 2019	October 01, 2016
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1528	FCBGA1296
Core name	Comet Lake	Apollo Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	6
Turbo Frequency	2.2 MHz	2.5 MHz
Frequency	1.9 MHz	1.1 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1900 millions	13 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	6 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Max. Memory	64 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Celeron N5205U is 42% better than Pentium N4200E in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Celeron N5205U is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium N4200E is better: 2
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Celeron N5205U and Intel Pentium N4200E before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Celeron N5205U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Celeron N5205U specs and review.

Intel Pentium N4200E - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Pentium N4200E specs and review.