i3-6167U vs Pentium Gold 4417U

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-6167U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1874	1871
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Kaby Lake Refresh	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	12.86	6.92
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	15 February 2019 (5 years ago)	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$304

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-6167U 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	4	4
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	27
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	3 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-6167U 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356	FCBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-6167U. 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)	+	+
eDRAM	no data	64 MB
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-6167U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-6167U 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 i3-6167U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 610	Intel Iris Graphics 550
Max video memory	32 GB	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	1 GHz
Execution Units	12	no data
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-6167U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-6167U 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	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-6167U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i3-6167U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	12

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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.12	2.13
Integrated graphics card	1.85	3.72
Recency	15 February 2019	1 September 2015
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt

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