Pentium Gold 4425Y vs m5-6Y54
Aggregate performance score
Core m5-6Y54 outperforms Pentium Gold 4425Y by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core m5-6Y54 and Pentium Gold 4425Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2197 | 2409 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core m5 | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 26.92 | 17.26 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake-Y (2015) | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 1 September 2015 (9 years ago) | 21 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $281 | $161 |
Detailed specifications
Core m5-6Y54 and Pentium Gold 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 | 1.1 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 GT/s | 4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 11 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 98.57 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1750 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core m5-6Y54 and Pentium Gold 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1515 | FCBGA1515 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4.5 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core m5-6Y54 and Pentium Gold 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, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| My WiFi | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | + |
| Smart Response | + | + |
Security technologies
Core m5-6Y54 and Pentium Gold 4425Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | + | + |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core m5-6Y54 and Pentium Gold 4425Y are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core m5-6Y54 and Pentium Gold 4425Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 29.861 GB/s | 29.8 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 515 | Intel UHD Graphics 615 |
| Max video memory | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video | + | + |
| Clear Video HD | + | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 900 MHz | 850 MHz |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core m5-6Y54 and Pentium Gold 4425Y integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
| eDP | + | + |
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| DVI | + | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core m5-6Y54 and Pentium Gold 4425Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | + |
| 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 | N/A | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core m5-6Y54 and Pentium Gold 4425Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core m5-6Y54 and Pentium Gold 4425Y.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 10 | 10 |
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.43 | 1.10 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.64 | 1.98 |
| Recency | 1 September 2015 | 21 April 2017 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 6 Watt |
m5-6Y54 has a 30% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% lower power consumption.
Pentium Gold 4425Y, on the other hand, has 20.7% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 1 year.
The Core m5-6Y54 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4425Y in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core m5-6Y54 and Pentium Gold 4425Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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