Pentium G3470 vs Pentium Gold 4417U

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 4417U and Pentium G3470 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1896	2125
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Kaby Lake Refresh	no data
Power efficiency	12.88	2.72
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)	no data
Release date	15 February 2019 (5 years ago)	1 January 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4417U and Pentium G3470 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	5 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	no data
L3 cache	2 MB	3 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4417U and Pentium G3470 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
Socket	FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	53 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Pentium G3470. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4417U and Pentium G3470 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
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 Pentium G3470 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Pentium G3470. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 610	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory	32 GB	1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4417U and Pentium G3470 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	+	+
VGA	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Pentium G3470 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Pentium G3470 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.4	4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Pentium G3470.

PCIe version	3.0	Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.05	1.53
Recency	15 February 2019	1 January 2015
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	53 Watt

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