Pentium D 950 vs Pentium Gold 4417U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 4417U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.04
+374%
Pentium D 950
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 130 Watt
0.43

Pentium Gold 4417U outperforms Pentium D 950 by a whopping 374% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 4417U and Pentium D 950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19122975
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Kaby Lake Refreshno data
Power efficiency12.860.31
Architecture codenameKaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)Presler (2005−2007)
Release date15 February 2019 (5 years ago)16 January 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$637

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4417U and Pentium D 950 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 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KB16 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per die)
L3 cache2 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °CC1+D0=63 °C, B1=69 °C
Number of transistorsno data376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4417U and Pentium D 950 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-BGA1356LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Pentium D 950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4417U and Pentium D 950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
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 Pentium D 950 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 Pentium D 950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 610On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4417U and Pentium D 950 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 Pentium D 950 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 Pentium D 950 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Pentium D 950.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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
+374%
Pentium D 950 0.43

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
+376%
Pentium D 950 681

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.04 0.43
Recency 15 February 2019 16 January 2006
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 130 Watt

Pentium Gold 4417U has a 374.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold 4417U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 950 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Gold 4417U is a notebook processor while Pentium D 950 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold 4417U and Pentium D 950, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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