Pentium Gold 4417U vs i3-10110U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-10110U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.46
+20.6%
Pentium Gold 4417U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.04

Core i3-10110U outperforms Pentium Gold 4417U by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-10110U and Pentium Gold 4417U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17661912
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesComet LakeIntel Kaby Lake Refresh
Power efficiency9.3212.88
Architecture codenameComet Lake-U (2019−2020)Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)
Release date21 August 2019 (5 years ago)15 February 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Core i3-10110U and Pentium Gold 4417U 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 speed2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/s4 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-10110U and Pentium Gold 4417U 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
SocketFCBGA1528FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-10110U and Pentium Gold 4417U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Core i3-10110U and Pentium Gold 4417U 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 Core i3-10110U and Pentium Gold 4417U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-10110U and Pentium Gold 4417U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/s34.1 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics 610
Max video memory32 GB32 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1 GHz950 MHz
Execution Units2312

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-10110U and Pentium Gold 4417U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-10110U and Pentium Gold 4417U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-10110U and Pentium Gold 4417U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-10110U and Pentium Gold 4417U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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.

i3-10110U 2.46
+20.6%
Pentium Gold 4417U 2.04

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.

i3-10110U 3900
+20.4%
Pentium Gold 4417U 3240

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.

i3-10110U 1164
+176%
Pentium Gold 4417U 422

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.

i3-10110U 2140
+142%
Pentium Gold 4417U 884

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.

i3-10110U 6349
+77.8%
Pentium Gold 4417U 3570

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.

i3-10110U 11205
+39.8%
Pentium Gold 4417U 8012

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.

i3-10110U 15.77
+34.1%
Pentium Gold 4417U 21.15

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.

i3-10110U 4
+39.7%
Pentium Gold 4417U 3

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i3-10110U 321
+40.8%
Pentium Gold 4417U 228

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.

i3-10110U 162
+82%
Pentium Gold 4417U 89

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.

i3-10110U 1.87
+73.1%
Pentium Gold 4417U 1.08

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.

i3-10110U 2.1
+46.4%
Pentium Gold 4417U 1.4

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.

i3-10110U 2156
+20.3%
Pentium Gold 4417U 1792

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.  

i3-10110U 21
+32.8%
Pentium Gold 4417U 16

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.  

i3-10110U 110
+35.7%
Pentium Gold 4417U 81

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

i3-10110U 7335
+50.2%
Pentium Gold 4417U 4882

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

i3-10110U 3470
+53.9%
Pentium Gold 4417U 2254

Geekbench 2

i3-10110U 7706
+45.9%
Pentium Gold 4417U 5280

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

i3-10110U 7865
+56.4%
Pentium Gold 4417U 5029

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

i3-10110U 4397
+69.2%
Pentium Gold 4417U 2599

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.46 2.04
Integrated graphics card 5.58 1.85
Recency 21 August 2019 15 February 2019

i3-10110U has a 20.6% higher aggregate performance score, 201.6% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 6 months.

The Core i3-10110U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4417U in performance tests.


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