Pentium 3805U vs i7-4500U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-4500U
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.57
+112%
Pentium 3805U
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.74

Core i7-4500U outperforms Pentium 3805U by a whopping 112% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-4500U and Pentium 3805U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21192677
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Pentium
Power efficiency9.914.67
Architecture codenameHaswell-ULT (2013)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date4 June 2013 (11 years ago)1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Core i7-4500U and Pentium 3805U 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.8 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s5 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size118 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors1,300 million1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4500U and Pentium 3805U 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
SocketFCBGA1168FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4500U and Pentium 3805U. 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+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI++
Fast Memory Accessno data+
AMT9.5no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-4500U and Pentium 3805U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4500U and Pentium 3805U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4500U and Pentium 3805U. 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/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4400Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz800 MHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4500U and Pentium 3805U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4500U and Pentium 3805U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43200x2000@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3200x2000@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4500U and Pentium 3805U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/1211.2/12
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4500U and Pentium 3805U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes1212
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.

i7-4500U 1.57
+112%
Pentium 3805U 0.74

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.

i7-4500U 2488
+111%
Pentium 3805U 1178

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.

i7-4500U 806
+163%
Pentium 3805U 307

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.

i7-4500U 1541
+164%
Pentium 3805U 584

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.

i7-4500U 3
+55.4%
Pentium 3805U 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.57 0.74
Integrated graphics card 1.35 0.77
Recency 4 June 2013 1 March 2015
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm

i7-4500U has a 112.2% higher aggregate performance score, 75.3% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more threads.

Pentium 3805U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3805U in performance tests.


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