Pentium Gold 4417U vs i7-8665UE

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-8665UE
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
3.25
+59.3%
Pentium Gold 4417U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.04

Core i7-8665UE outperforms Pentium Gold 4417U by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-8665UE and Pentium Gold 4417U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15901898
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Kaby Lake Refresh
Power efficiency20.5012.87
Architecture codenameWhiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)
Release date1 October 2018 (6 years ago)15 February 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$409$161

Detailed specifications

Core i7-8665UE 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed1.7 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8665UE 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
SocketIntel BGA 1528FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8665UE and Pentium Gold 4417U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Core i7-8665UE and Pentium Gold 4417U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8665UE and Pentium Gold 4417U are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-8665UE and Pentium Gold 4417U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.1 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 620Intel HD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8665UE and Pentium Gold 4417U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8665UE and Pentium Gold 4417U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-8665UE and Pentium Gold 4417U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8665UE 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.

i7-8665UE 3.25
+59.3%
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.

i7-8665UE 5170
+59.6%
Pentium Gold 4417U 3240

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.25 2.04
Integrated graphics card 2.67 1.85
Recency 1 October 2018 15 February 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4

i7-8665UE has a 59.3% higher aggregate performance score, 44.3% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium Gold 4417U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months.

The Core i7-8665UE is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4417U in performance tests.


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