Pentium Gold 4415U vs Pentium G3250

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3250
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.25
Pentium Gold 4415U
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.03
+62.4%

Pentium Gold 4415U outperforms Pentium G3250 by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3250 and Pentium Gold 4415U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22961903
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.10no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency2.1912.81
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date21 July 2014 (10 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$171$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G3250 and Pentium Gold 4415U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate5 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplierno data22
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3250 and Pentium Gold 4415U 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)
SocketFCLGA1150FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium Gold 4415U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium G3250 and Pentium Gold 4415U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium Gold 4415U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium Gold 4415U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics 610
Max video memory1.7 GB32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz950 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3250 and Pentium Gold 4415U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium Gold 4415U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium Gold 4415U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/1212
OpenGL4.34.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium Gold 4415U.

PCIe versionUp to 3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1610

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.

Pentium G3250 1.25
Pentium Gold 4415U 2.03
+62.4%

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.

Pentium G3250 1991
Pentium Gold 4415U 3229
+62.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.25 2.03
Integrated graphics card 0.77 1.85
Recency 21 July 2014 3 January 2017
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium Gold 4415U has a 62.4% higher aggregate performance score, 140.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 253.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold 4415U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3250 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G3250 is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 4415U is a notebook one.


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