Pentium 4425Y vs i3-4030U

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2686	2746
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.06	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Power efficiency	3.01	6.82
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	no data
Release date	14 April 2014 (12 years ago)	1 January 2019 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4030U 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	no data
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	3 MB	2 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4030U 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1168	FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4030U and Pentium 4425Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	+
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
AMT	9.5	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-4030U and Pentium 4425Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4030U and Pentium 4425Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4030U and Pentium 4425Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	29.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 4400	no data
Max video memory	2 GB	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	850 MHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4030U and Pentium 4425Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4030U and Pentium 4425Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3200x2000@60Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3200x2000@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4030U and Pentium 4425Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	12
OpenGL	4.3	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4030U and Pentium 4425Y.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	10
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	4	no data
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.07	0.97
Recency	14 April 2014	1 January 2019
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt