Core m3-6Y30 vs Pentium G4400T

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4400T and Core m3-6Y30 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2052	2126
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.18	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Core m3
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	1 September 2015 (8 years ago)	1 September 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$281
Current price	$118 (1.8x MSRP)	$531 (1.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4400T and Core m3-6Y30 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	2.9 GHz	0.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm	98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	1750 Million	1750 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4400T and Core m3-6Y30 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	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	4.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4400T and Core m3-6Y30. 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, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	-
Smart Response	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium G4400T and Core m3-6Y30 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 G4400T and Core m3-6Y30 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4400T and Core m3-6Y30. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 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 515
Max video memory	64 GB	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	850 MHz
InTru 3D	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4400T and Core m3-6Y30 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4400T and Core m3-6Y30 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	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4400T and Core m3-6Y30 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4400T and Core m3-6Y30.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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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.

Pentium G4400T outperforms Core m3-6Y30 by 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.51	1.40
Threads	2	4
Cost	$64	$281
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	4 Watt

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