Pentium Gold G7400 vs Pentium Gold 4425Y

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 4425Y and Pentium Gold G7400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2296	1288
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	25.25
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	21 April 2017 (7 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data
Current price	no data	$110

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4425Y and Pentium Gold G7400 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	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4425Y and Pentium Gold G7400 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	FCBGA1515	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Pentium Gold G7400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4425Y and Pentium Gold G7400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Pentium Gold G7400 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Pentium Gold G7400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	16 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 615	Intel UHD Graphics 710
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	1.35 GHz
Execution Units	no data	16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4425Y and Pentium Gold G7400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Pentium Gold G7400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Pentium Gold G7400 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 4425Y and Pentium Gold G7400.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	10	20

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.13	4.35
Recency	21 April 2017	4 January 2022
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	46 Watt

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