Pentium Gold 4415Y vs A10-9700
Aggregate performance score
A10-9700 outperforms Pentium Gold 4415Y by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A10-9700 and Pentium Gold 4415Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1837 | 2467 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.64 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold |
| Power efficiency | 3.25 | 15.93 |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 27 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 4 June 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $90 | $161 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A10-9700 and Pentium Gold 4415Y 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | OPI |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A10-9700 and Pentium Gold 4415Y 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | FCBGA1515 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-9700 and Pentium Gold 4415Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| My WiFi | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Smart Response | no data | + |
Security technologies
A10-9700 and Pentium Gold 4415Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-9700 and Pentium Gold 4415Y are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-9700 and Pentium Gold 4415Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 29.861 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 615 |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Max video memory | no data | 16 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Enduro | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 850 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10-9700 and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by A10-9700 and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10-9700 and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-9700 and Pentium Gold 4415Y.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 10 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.23 | 1.01 |
| Recency | 27 July 2017 | 4 June 2017 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6 Watt |
A10-9700 has a 120.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 100% more physical cores.
Pentium Gold 4415Y, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.
The A10-9700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4415Y in performance tests.
Note that A10-9700 is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 4415Y is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10-9700 and Pentium Gold 4415Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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