Ultra 9 285K vs Pentium Gold 4415Y

Place in the ranking	2466	53
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	74.33
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold	no data
Power efficiency	15.93	32.61
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	4 June 2017 (7 years ago)	24 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$589

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4415Y and Core Ultra 9 285K 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	4	24
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	5.7 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	250 MHz
Multiplier	16	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Die size	no data	243 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4415Y and Core Ultra 9 285K 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
Socket	FCBGA1515	1851
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4415Y and Core Ultra 9 285K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4415Y and Core Ultra 9 285K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
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 Gold 4415Y and Core Ultra 9 285K are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4415Y and Core Ultra 9 285K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.861 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 615	Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4415Y and Core Ultra 9 285K integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4415Y and Core Ultra 9 285K 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 Gold 4415Y and Core Ultra 9 285K 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 Gold 4415Y and Core Ultra 9 285K.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	10	20

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.01	43.07
Recency	4 June 2017	24 October 2024
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	4	24
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	125 Watt

Pentium Gold 4415Y has 1983.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 285K, on the other hand, has a 4164.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 1100% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Core Ultra 9 285K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4415Y in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Gold 4415Y is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 9 285K is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold 4415Y and Core Ultra 9 285K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.