A4-5100 vs Pentium Gold 4417U

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 4417U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.04
+140%
A4-5100
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.85

Pentium Gold 4417U outperforms A4-5100 by a whopping 140% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 4417U and A4-5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18962562
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Kaby Lake RefreshAMD A-Series
Power efficiency12.885.34
Architecture codenameKaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date15 February 2019 (5 years ago)4 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4417U and A4-5100 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz1.55 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB2048 KB
L3 cache2 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4417U and A4-5100 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
SocketFCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356FT3
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and A4-5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.286x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4417U and A4-5100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and A4-5100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and A4-5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 610AMD Radeon HD 8330
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4417U and A4-5100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and A4-5100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and A4-5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.4no data
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and A4-5100.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes128

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 Gold 4417U 2.04
+140%
A4-5100 0.85

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 Gold 4417U 3240
+141%
A4-5100 1346

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.04 0.85
Integrated graphics card 1.85 0.69
Recency 15 February 2019 4 November 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

Pentium Gold 4417U has a 140% higher aggregate performance score, 168.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

A4-5100, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

The Pentium Gold 4417U is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5100 in performance tests.


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