i7-2715QE vs Pentium Gold 4417U

Place in the ranking	1908	1916
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Kaby Lake Refresh	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	12.80	4.25
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	15 February 2019 (5 years ago)	3 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$378

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i7-2715QE 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	216 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,160 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i7-2715QE 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,FC-BGA1356	Intel BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i7-2715QE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
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
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i7-2715QE 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 4417U and Core i7-2715QE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i7-2715QE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	unknown Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	25.598 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 610	Intel HD Graphics 3000
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i7-2715QE 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 4417U and Core i7-2715QE 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 4417U and Core i7-2715QE 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 4417U and Core i7-2715QE.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	no data

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
+0.5%

i7-2715QE 2.03

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
+0.6%

i7-2715QE 3221

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.04	2.03
Integrated graphics card	1.85	0.66
Recency	15 February 2019	3 January 2011
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt

Pentium Gold 4417U has a 0.5% higher aggregate performance score, 180.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

i7-2715QE, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i7-2715QE.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i7-2715QE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.