Pentium Gold 4415Y vs M-5Y71

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Aggregate performance score

Core M-5Y71
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 4 Watt
1.28
+26.7%
Pentium Gold 4415Y
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.01

Core M-5Y71 outperforms Pentium Gold 4415Y by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core M-5Y71 and Pentium Gold 4415Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22902466
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core MIntel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiency24.2315.93
Architecture codenameBroadwell-Y (2014)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date27 October 2014 (10 years ago)4 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281$161

Detailed specifications

Core M-5Y71 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.2 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0OPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplier1216
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size50 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1300 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core M-5Y71 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1234FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)4.5 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core M-5Y71 and Pentium Gold 4415Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
SIPP+-
Smart Response++
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core M-5Y71 and Pentium Gold 4415Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection+-
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core M-5Y71 and Pentium Gold 4415Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core M-5Y71 and Pentium Gold 4415Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 5300Intel HD Graphics 615
Max video memory16 GB16 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency900 MHz850 MHz
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core M-5Y71 and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core M-5Y71 and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core M-5Y71 and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1212
OpenGL4.34.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core M-5Y71 and Pentium Gold 4415Y.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1210

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.

M-5Y71 1.28
+26.7%
Pentium Gold 4415Y 1.01

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

M-5Y71 3778
+49.9%
Pentium Gold 4415Y 2521

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

M-5Y71 6518
+16.7%
Pentium Gold 4415Y 5586

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

M-5Y71 17.81
+74.5%
Pentium Gold 4415Y 31.07

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

M-5Y71 2
+16.1%
Pentium Gold 4415Y 2

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

M-5Y71 187
+14%
Pentium Gold 4415Y 164

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

M-5Y71 96
+47.7%
Pentium Gold 4415Y 65

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

M-5Y71 1.14
+52%
Pentium Gold 4415Y 0.75

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

M-5Y71 1.5
+1400%
Pentium Gold 4415Y 0.1

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

M-5Y71 2376
+63.3%
Pentium Gold 4415Y 1455

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

M-5Y71 11
+4.3%
Pentium Gold 4415Y 11

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

M-5Y71 85
+46%
Pentium Gold 4415Y 58

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.28 1.01
Integrated graphics card 1.04 1.87
Recency 27 October 2014 4 June 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 6 Watt

M-5Y71 has a 26.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% lower power consumption.

Pentium Gold 4415Y, on the other hand, has 79.8% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 2 years.

The Core M-5Y71 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4415Y in performance tests.


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