Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Pentium Gold 4415Y

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 4415Y and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold	Apple M4
Power efficiency	15.93	no data
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	no data
Release date	4 June 2017 (7 years ago)	28 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4415Y and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	16	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	2 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4415Y and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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)	no data
Socket	FCBGA1515	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4415Y and Apple M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4415Y and Apple M4 (8 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
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 4415Y and Apple M4 (8 cores) are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4415Y and Apple M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.861 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 615	Apple M4 8-core GPU
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4415Y and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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 4415Y and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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 4415Y and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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 4415Y and Apple M4 (8 cores).

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	10	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 June 2017	28 October 2024
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	5 Watt

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