i3-4100M vs Pentium Gold 4417U

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2223	2428
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.70	0.14
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Kaby Lake Refresh	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	5.20	1.64
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	15 February 2019 (7 years ago)	4 June 2013 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$225

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Gold 4417U has 1114% better value for money than i3-4100M.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-4100M: 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	4	4
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	5 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	3 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	130 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	960 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-4100M 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	FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356	FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-4100M. 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)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-4100M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-4100M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-4100M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare HD Graphics 610 and HD Graphics 4600	Intel HD Graphics 610	Intel HD Graphics 4600
Max video memory	32 GB	2 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	12	no data
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-4100M integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-4100M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-4100M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.4	4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-4100M.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	16

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.85	1.44
Recency	15 February 2019	4 June 2013
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	37 Watt