Pentium Gold 4417U vs i7-9750HF

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-9750HF
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
6.82
+228%
Pentium Gold 4417U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.08

Core i7-9750HF outperforms Pentium Gold 4417U by a whopping 228% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-9750HF and Pentium Gold 4417U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10281896
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Kaby Lake Refresh
Power efficiency14.0812.88
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-HR (2019)Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)15 February 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Core i7-9750HF and Pentium Gold 4417U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s4 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-9750HF and Pentium Gold 4417U 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
SocketFCBGA1440FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9750HF and Pentium Gold 4417U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Core i7-9750HF and Pentium Gold 4417U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-9750HF and Pentium Gold 4417U are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-9750HF and Pentium Gold 4417U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth41.8 GB/s34.1 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-9750HF and Pentium Gold 4417U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-9750HF and Pentium Gold 4417U 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 i7-9750HF and Pentium Gold 4417U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-9750HF and Pentium Gold 4417U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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.

i7-9750HF 6.82
+228%
Pentium Gold 4417U 2.08

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.

i7-9750HF 10625
+228%
Pentium Gold 4417U 3240

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-9750HF 1362
+224%
Pentium Gold 4417U 421

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-9750HF 4853
+450%
Pentium Gold 4417U 883

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.82 2.08
Recency 23 April 2019 15 February 2019
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

i7-9750HF has a 227.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Pentium Gold 4417U, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-9750HF is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4417U in performance tests.


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