i3-4170 vs Pentium Gold G5500

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G5500
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.41
+5.7%
Core i3-4170
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.28

Pentium Gold G5500 outperforms Core i3-4170 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5500 and Core i3-4170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17821820
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.740.55
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium Goldno data
Power efficiency4.474.00
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)1 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75$117

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Gold G5500 has 762% better value for money than i3-4170.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5500 and Core i3-4170 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 speed3.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier38no data
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size126 mm2177 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5500 and Core i3-4170 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket1151FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5500 and Core i3-4170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5500 and Core i3-4170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5500 and Core i3-4170 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5500 and Core i3-4170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5500 and Core i3-4170 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5500 and Core i3-4170 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5500 and Core i3-4170 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.1/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5500 and Core i3-4170.

PCIe version3.0Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 G5500 2.41
+5.7%
i3-4170 2.28

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 G5500 3823
+5.4%
i3-4170 3626

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 G5500 793
i3-4170 1125
+41.9%

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 G5500 1618
i3-4170 2167
+33.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.41 2.28
Integrated graphics card 3.09 1.35
Recency 2 April 2018 1 May 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm

Pentium Gold G5500 has a 5.7% higher aggregate performance score, 128.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium Gold G5500 and Core i3-4170.


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