Celeron 3965U vs Pentium Gold 4417U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 4417U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.04
+87.2%
Celeron 3965U
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.09

Pentium Gold 4417U outperforms Celeron 3965U by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 4417U and Celeron 3965U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19122417
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Kaby Lake RefreshIntel Celeron
Power efficiency12.876.88
Architecture codenameKaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)Kaby Lake-U (2017)
Release date15 February 2019 (5 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$107

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4417U and Celeron 3965U 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate4 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplierno data22
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache2 MB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data98.7 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4417U and Celeron 3965U 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)
SocketFCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Celeron 3965U. 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-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Smart Response++

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4417U and Celeron 3965U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Celeron 3965U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Celeron 3965U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/s34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 610Intel HD Graphics 610
Max video memory32 GB32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency950 MHz900 MHz
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4417U and Celeron 3965U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Celeron 3965U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Celeron 3965U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Celeron 3965U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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
+87.2%
Celeron 3965U 1.09

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
+87.1%
Celeron 3965U 1732

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium Gold 4417U 422
Celeron 3965U 442
+4.7%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium Gold 4417U 884
+11.9%
Celeron 3965U 790

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.04 1.09
Recency 15 February 2019 3 January 2017
Threads 4 2

Pentium Gold 4417U has a 87.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more threads.

The Pentium Gold 4417U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3965U in performance tests.


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