Pentium Gold 4415Y vs i7-4770

Place in the ranking	1320	2452
Place by popularity	76	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.48	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiency	5.01	15.93
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	2 June 2013 (11 years ago)	4 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$500	$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-4770 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	177 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4770 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1150	FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4770 and Pentium Gold 4415Y. 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	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	+	-
Smart Response	no data	+
FDI	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-4770 and Pentium Gold 4415Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4770 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 i7-4770 and Pentium Gold 4415Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 4600	Intel HD Graphics 615
Max video memory	2 GB	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	850 MHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4770 and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4770 and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4770 and Pentium Gold 4415Y 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 i7-4770 and Pentium Gold 4415Y.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	10

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.45	1.01
Integrated graphics card	1.84	1.87
Recency	2 June 2013	4 June 2017
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	6 Watt

i7-4770 has a 340.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium Gold 4415Y, on the other hand, has 1.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 1300% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-4770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4415Y in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-4770 is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 4415Y is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-4770 and Pentium Gold 4415Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.