Pentium Gold 4415Y vs i7-920

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-920
2008
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
1.79
+77.2%
Pentium Gold 4415Y
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.01

Core i7-920 outperforms Pentium Gold 4415Y by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-920 and Pentium Gold 4415Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20262466
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.22no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiency1.3015.93
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release dateNovember 2008 (16 years ago)4 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$340$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-920 and Pentium Gold 4415Y 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.66 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate1333 MHz4 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature68 °C100 °C
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-920 and Pentium Gold 4415Y 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366,PLGA1366FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium Gold 4415Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Core i7-920 and Pentium Gold 4415Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium Gold 4415Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium Gold 4415Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size24 GB16 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 615
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-920 and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium Gold 4415Y.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data10

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.

i7-920 1.79
+77.2%
Pentium Gold 4415Y 1.01

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-920 3874
+53.7%
Pentium Gold 4415Y 2521

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-920 15576
+179%
Pentium Gold 4415Y 5586

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-920 9.57
+225%
Pentium Gold 4415Y 31.07

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-920 5
+166%
Pentium Gold 4415Y 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.79 1.01
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 6 Watt

i7-920 has a 77.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium Gold 4415Y, on the other hand, has a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 2066.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-920 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4415Y in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-920 is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 4415Y is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-920 and Pentium Gold 4415Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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