Pentium Gold 4425Y vs Ryzen 7 8700G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms Pentium Gold 4425Y by a whopping 1713% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Gold 4425Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 249 | 2296 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 58.96 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 21 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $161 |
| Current price | $299 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Gold 4425Y 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 25,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Gold 4425Y 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 | AM5 | FCBGA1515 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Gold 4425Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| My WiFi | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| SIPP | no data | - |
| Smart Response | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Gold 4425Y 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 | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Gold 4425Y are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Gold 4425Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 29.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics 615 |
| Max video memory | no data | 16 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 850 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Gold 4425Y integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Gold 4425Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Gold 4425Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Gold 4425Y.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 10 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.49 | 1.13 |
| Integrated graphics card | 18.35 | 1.59 |
| Recency | 8 January 2024 | 21 April 2017 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6 Watt |
The Ryzen 7 8700G is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4425Y in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 7 8700G is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 4425Y is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 8700G and Pentium Gold 4425Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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