Pentium 4425Y vs Pentium Gold G5600

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G5600
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.42
+126%
Pentium 4425Y
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.07

Pentium Gold G5600 outperforms Pentium 4425Y by a whopping 126% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5600 and Pentium 4425Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17642411
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.05no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium Goldno data
Power efficiency4.2416.88
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)no data
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)1 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$93no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5600 and Pentium 4425Y 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 speed3.9 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHzno data
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 GT/s QPI
Multiplier39no data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5600 and Pentium 4425Y 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
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5600 and Pentium 4425Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1
AES-NI++
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5600 and Pentium 4425Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5600 and Pentium 4425Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5600 and Pentium 4425Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s29.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630no data
Max video memory64 GB16 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz850 MHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5600 and Pentium 4425Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5600 and Pentium 4425Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5600 and Pentium 4425Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5600 and Pentium 4425Y.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1610

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 G5600 2.42
+126%
Pentium 4425Y 1.07

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 G5600 3840
+126%
Pentium 4425Y 1697

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.42 1.07
Recency 2 April 2018 1 January 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 6 Watt

Pentium Gold G5600 has a 126.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium 4425Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 800% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold G5600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4425Y in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Gold G5600 is a desktop processor while Pentium 4425Y is a notebook one.


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