Xeon X3430 vs Pentium Gold 4415U

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 4415U and Xeon X3430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1897	2165
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium Gold	no data
Power efficiency	12.83	1.45
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	no data
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	1 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4415U and Xeon X3430 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	2 MB	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	73 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4415U and Xeon X3430 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	FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356	FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4415U and Xeon X3430. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4415U and Xeon X3430 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4415U and Xeon X3430 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4415U and Xeon X3430. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 610	no data
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4415U and Xeon X3430 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4415U and Xeon X3430 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 4415U and Xeon X3430 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4415U and Xeon X3430.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	10	16

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.11	1.51
Recency	3 January 2017	1 July 2009
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

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