Pentium Gold 6500Y vs i5-4278U

Place in the ranking	2007	1955
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Power efficiency	5.99	35.93
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)
Release date	21 July 2014 (10 years ago)	1 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$315	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4278U and Pentium Gold 6500Y 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	2.6 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	181 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1300 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4278U and Pentium Gold 6500Y 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
Socket	FCBGA1168	BGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4278U and Pentium Gold 6500Y. 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, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i5-4278U and Pentium Gold 6500Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	+	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4278U and Pentium Gold 6500Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4278U and Pentium Gold 6500Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	33.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel Iris Graphics 5100	Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memory	2 GB	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	900 MHz
Execution Units	no data	23
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4278U and Pentium Gold 6500Y integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4278U and Pentium Gold 6500Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3280x2000@60Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3200x2000@60Hz	3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4278U and Pentium Gold 6500Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	12
OpenGL	4.3	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4278U and Pentium Gold 6500Y.

PCIe version	2	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	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.

i5-4278U 1.84

Pentium Gold 6500Y 1.97
+7.1%

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.

i5-4278U 2820

Pentium Gold 6500Y 3016
+7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.84	1.97
Integrated graphics card	1.93	1.98
Recency	21 July 2014	1 March 2021
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	5 Watt

Pentium Gold 6500Y has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score, 2.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 460% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-4278U and Pentium Gold 6500Y.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-4278U and Pentium Gold 6500Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.