Pentium Gold 4425Y vs Pentium G4400

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2354	2677
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.61	0.09
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	1.21	7.01
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	1 September 2015 (10 years ago)	21 April 2017 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G4400 has 578% better value for money than Pentium Gold 4425Y.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4400 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	2	4
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	1.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Multiplier	33	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB	2 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	150 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4400 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	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4400 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium G4400 and Pentium Gold 4425Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4400 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 Pentium G4400 and Pentium Gold 4425Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare HD Graphics 510 and UHD Graphics 615	Intel HD Graphics 510	Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memory	64 GB	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	850 MHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4400 and Pentium Gold 4425Y integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4400 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	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 G4400 and Pentium Gold 4425Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4400 and Pentium Gold 4425Y.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	10

Pros & cons summary

---

Performance score	1.45	0.99
Integrated graphics card	1.48	1.83
Recency	1 September 2015	21 April 2017
Threads	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	6 Watt

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.

---