Pentium Gold G5500 vs m3-7Y32

Place in the ranking	2036	1768
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	4.74
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core m3	Intel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency	36.17	4.47
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	21 April 2017 (7 years ago)	2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core m3-7Y32 and Pentium Gold G5500 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	1.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	OPI	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	11	38
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	126 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core m3-7Y32 and Pentium Gold G5500 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1515	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	4.5 Watt	54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core m3-7Y32 and Pentium Gold G5500. 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	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data

Security technologies

Core m3-7Y32 and Pentium Gold G5500 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 m3-7Y32 and Pentium Gold G5500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core m3-7Y32 and Pentium Gold G5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	16 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.861 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 615	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	16 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core m3-7Y32 and Pentium Gold G5500 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 m3-7Y32 and Pentium Gold G5500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core m3-7Y32 and Pentium Gold G5500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core m3-7Y32 and Pentium Gold G5500.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	10	16

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.

m3-7Y32 1.72

Pentium Gold G5500 2.41
+40.1%

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.

m3-7Y32 2733

Pentium Gold G5500 3823
+39.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.72	2.41
Integrated graphics card	1.87	3.09
Recency	21 April 2017	2 April 2018
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	54 Watt

m3-7Y32 has 1250% lower power consumption.

Pentium Gold G5500, on the other hand, has a 40.1% higher aggregate performance score, 65.2% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 11 months.

The Pentium Gold G5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core m3-7Y32 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core m3-7Y32 is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G5500 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core m3-7Y32 and Pentium Gold G5500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.