i5-450M vs Pentium 4417U

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4417U and Core i5-450M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2200	2621
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	8.90	2.11
Architecture codename	no data	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	1 January 2019 (5 years ago)	26 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$32

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4417U and Core i5-450M 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	2.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2.66 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	4 GT/s OPI	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	18
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB SmartCache	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	no data	382+177 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4417U and Core i5-450M 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1356	PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4417U and Core i5-450M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	-	+
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
Smart Response	+	no data
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium 4417U and Core i5-450M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4417U and Core i5-450M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4417U and Core i5-450M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 610	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	766 MHz
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 4417U and Core i5-450M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 4417U and Core i5-450M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 4417U and Core i5-450M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4417U and Core i5-450M.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.41	0.78
Recency	1 January 2019	26 September 2010
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

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