Pentium Gold 4415Y vs Pentium 4405U

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4405U and Pentium Gold 4415Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2145	2345
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	1 September 2015 (8 years ago)	21 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$161
Current price	$775 (4.8x MSRP)	$548 (3.4x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4405U 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	99 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1750 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4405U 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
Socket	FCBGA1356	FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4405U 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® SSE4.1
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
SIPP	-	-
Smart Response	+	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium 4405U and Pentium Gold 4415Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4405U 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 Pentium 4405U and Pentium Gold 4415Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 510	Intel HD Graphics 615
Max video memory	32 GB	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	850 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 4405U and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 4405U and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 4405U and Pentium Gold 4415Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4405U and Pentium Gold 4415Y.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	10	10

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.37	1.04
Integrated graphics card	1.37	1.87
Recency	1 September 2015	21 April 2017
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

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