Intel N200 vs Intel Core i5-8279U

Comparative analysis of Intel N200 and Intel Core i5-8279U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel N200

Intel Core i5-8279U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N200

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 28 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 28 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8279U

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2301 vs 1869
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7491 vs 4994

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2301 vs 1869
PassMark - CPU mark	7491 vs 4994

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N200
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8279U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1869

2301

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4994

7491

Name	Intel N200	Intel Core i5-8279U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1869	2301
PassMark - CPU mark	4994	7491
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1043
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3981

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N200	Intel Core i5-8279U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Coffee Lake
Launch date	3 Jan 2023	Q2'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	$320
Place in performance rating	1346	1356
Processor Number	N200	i5-8279U
Series	Intel Processor N-series
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
L3 cache	6 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Base frequency		2.40 GHz
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46D0	0x3EA5
Execution Units	32
Graphics max dynamic frequency	750 MHz	1.15 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1264	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	28 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9	16
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1, 4x1
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)