Pentium Gold 4425Y vs i3-7100

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-7100 and Pentium Gold 4425Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1702	2409
Place by popularity	85	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.90	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	5.02	17.26
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	21 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$117	$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-7100 and Pentium Gold 4425Y 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	3.9 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	1.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Multiplier	39	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7100 and Pentium Gold 4425Y 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7100 and Pentium Gold 4425Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i3-7100 and Pentium Gold 4425Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7100 and Pentium Gold 4425Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7100 and Pentium Gold 4425Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 630	Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memory	64 GB	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	850 MHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-7100 and Pentium Gold 4425Y 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 i3-7100 and Pentium Gold 4425Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-7100 and Pentium Gold 4425Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7100 and Pentium Gold 4425Y.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	10

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.72	1.10
Integrated graphics card	3.11	1.98
Recency	3 January 2017	21 April 2017
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	6 Watt

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