Pentium Gold 4415U vs i3-3210

Place in the ranking	2206	1897
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.14	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency	2.42	12.83
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	1 January 2013 (11 years ago)	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$120	$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-3210 and Pentium Gold 4415U 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	22
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	94 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-3210 and Pentium Gold 4415U 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1155	FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-3210 and Pentium Gold 4415U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	+
FDI	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-3210 and Pentium Gold 4415U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	-	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-3210 and Pentium Gold 4415U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-3210 and Pentium Gold 4415U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 2500	Intel HD Graphics 610
Max video memory	no data	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	950 MHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-3210 and Pentium Gold 4415U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-3210 and Pentium Gold 4415U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-3210 and Pentium Gold 4415U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-3210 and Pentium Gold 4415U.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	10

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.

i3-3210 1.46

Pentium Gold 4415U 2.11
+44.5%

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.

i3-3210 2227

Pentium Gold 4415U 3229
+45%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.46	2.11
Integrated graphics card	0.69	1.85
Recency	1 January 2013	3 January 2017
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	15 Watt

Pentium Gold 4415U has a 44.5% higher aggregate performance score, 168.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold 4415U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-3210 in performance tests.

Note that Core i3-3210 is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 4415U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-3210 and Pentium Gold 4415U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.