i3-1005G1 vs Pentium Gold 4425Y

Place in the ranking	2367	1592
Place by popularity	not in top-100	78
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Ice Lake (Client) (2019)
Release date	21 April 2017 (7 years ago)	1 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$281

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i3-1005G1 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	1.7 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 × 4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	12
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i3-1005G1 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	FCBGA1515	FCBGA1526
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i3-1005G1. 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, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i3-1005G1 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i3-1005G1 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i3-1005G1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	16 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s	59.732 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 615	Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i3-1005G1 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i3-1005G1 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	5120 x 3200@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	5120 x 3200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i3-1005G1 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i3-1005G1.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	10	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.

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.

Pentium Gold 4425Y 1.13

i3-1005G1 3.19
+182%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Pentium Gold 4425Y 165

i3-1005G1 405
+146%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Pentium Gold 4425Y 67

i3-1005G1 157
+136%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.13	3.19
Recency	21 April 2017	1 August 2019
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	15 Watt

Pentium Gold 4425Y has 150% lower power consumption.

i3-1005G1, on the other hand, has a 182.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-1005G1 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4425Y in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i3-1005G1, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.