Ultra 7 255HX vs Pentium 4425Y

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4425Y and Core Ultra 7 255HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2460	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Power efficiency	16.84	no data
Release date	1 January 2019 (6 years ago)	1 January 2025 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4425Y and Core Ultra 7 255HX 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	8
Efficient-cores	no data	12
Threads	4	20
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	5.2 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s QPI	no data
L3 cache	2 MB	30 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4425Y and Core Ultra 7 255HX 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1515	FCBGA2114
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4425Y and Core Ultra 7 255HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	-	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Pentium 4425Y and Core Ultra 7 255HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4425Y and Core Ultra 7 255HX are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4425Y and Core Ultra 7 255HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR5-6400
Maximum memory size	16 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® Graphics
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	1.85 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 4425Y and Core Ultra 7 255HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 4425Y and Core Ultra 7 255HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4K @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 8K @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 4425Y and Core Ultra 7 255HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4425Y and Core Ultra 7 255HX.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	10	24

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2019	1 January 2025
Physical cores	2	20
Threads	4	20
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	55 Watt

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