Pentium Gold 6500Y vs i5-4300U

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-4300U
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.57
Pentium Gold 6500Y
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 5 Watt
1.90
+21%

Pentium Gold 6500Y outperforms Core i5-4300U by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4300U and Pentium Gold 6500Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21021964
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency9.9135.96
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)
Release date1 October 2013 (11 years ago)1 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4300U and Pentium Gold 6500Y 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 speed1.9 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s4 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache3 MB4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4300U and Pentium Gold 6500Y 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
SocketFCBGA1168BGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4300U and Pentium Gold 6500Y. 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, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP+-
Smart Response+no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-4300U and Pentium Gold 6500Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection++
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4300U and Pentium Gold 6500Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4300U and Pentium Gold 6500Y. 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/s33.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4400Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memory2 GB16 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz900 MHz
Execution Unitsno data23
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4300U and Pentium Gold 6500Y integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4300U and Pentium Gold 6500Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.43280x2000@60Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort3200x2000@60Hz3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4300U and Pentium Gold 6500Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1212
OpenGL4.34.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4300U and Pentium Gold 6500Y.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1210
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports4no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports4no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

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.

i5-4300U 1.57
Pentium Gold 6500Y 1.90
+21%

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.

i5-4300U 2495
Pentium Gold 6500Y 3015
+20.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.57 1.90
Integrated graphics card 1.35 1.98
Recency 1 October 2013 1 March 2021
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 5 Watt

Pentium Gold 6500Y has a 21% higher aggregate performance score, 46.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold 6500Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-4300U in performance tests.


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