Core i5-4400E vs Pentium Gold 4417U

General info

Comparing Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i5-4400E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1761	1760
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Kaby Lake Refresh	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	15 February 2019 (5 years old)	1 October 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$266
Current price	$423 (2.6x MSRP)	$1280 (4.8x MSRP)

Technical specs

Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i5-4400E 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	3.3 GHz
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	no data
Number of transistors	no data	960 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i5-4400E 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356	FCBGA1364
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i5-4400E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i5-4400E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i5-4400E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
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 4417U and Core i5-4400E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i5-4400E integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core i5-4400E 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 4417U and Core i5-4400E 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 4417U and Core i5-4400E.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	no data

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.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Integrated graphics card	1.84	1.83
Recency	15 February 2019	1 October 2013
Cost	$161	$266
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	37 Watt

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