i7-3537U vs Pentium Gold 4417U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 4417U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.12
+38.6%

Pentium Gold 4417U outperforms Core i7-3537U by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i7-3537U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18902147
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Kaby Lake RefreshIntel Core i7
Power efficiency12.898.21
Architecture codenameKaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date15 February 2019 (5 years ago)8 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$346

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i7-3537U 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/s5 GT/s
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i7-3537U 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-BGA1356FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i7-3537U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi++
Turbo Boost Technology-+
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Smart Response+no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i7-3537U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i7-3537U are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i7-3537U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 610Intel HD Graphics 4000
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency950 MHz1.2 GHz
Execution Units12no data
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i7-3537U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i7-3537U 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 Core i7-3537U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i7-3537U.

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 2.12
+38.6%
i7-3537U 1.53

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
+38%
i7-3537U 2347

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 421
i7-3537U 486
+15.4%

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 883
i7-3537U 963
+9.1%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pentium Gold 4417U 3570
i7-3537U 4271
+19.6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pentium Gold 4417U 8012
i7-3537U 9000
+12.3%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium Gold 4417U 3204
i7-3537U 3645
+13.8%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pentium Gold 4417U 21.15
i7-3537U 18.42
+14.8%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Pentium Gold 4417U 3
i7-3537U 3
+12.1%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Pentium Gold 4417U 228
i7-3537U 247
+8.3%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Pentium Gold 4417U 89
i7-3537U 104
+16.9%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Pentium Gold 4417U 1.08
i7-3537U 1.27
+17.6%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Pentium Gold 4417U 1.4
i7-3537U 1.4

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Pentium Gold 4417U 1792
i7-3537U 2544
+42%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.12 1.53
Integrated graphics card 1.84 1.18
Recency 15 February 2019 8 January 2013
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 17 Watt

Pentium Gold 4417U has a 38.6% higher aggregate performance score, 55.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 13.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold 4417U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-3537U in performance tests.


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