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Intel Pentium Gold 4417U vs Intel Core i3-8130U

Intel Pentium Gold 4417U

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The Intel Pentium Gold Processor 4417U is a power efficient dual-core SoC for entry level laptops based on the Kaby Lake Refresh generation (not Coffee Lake). It was announced in February 2019 and integrates two "big" cores (similar to the Core i3, i5 and i7 CPUs) clocked at 2.3 GHz (fixed, no Turbo Boost). The integrated graphics card is named Intel HD Graphics 610 and offers 12 EUs clocked at 300 - 950 MHz. The integrated memory controller supports slower memory speeds than the faster i3 and i5 models (DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600) and dual channel memory.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Skylake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.

Performance

With a fixed clock speed of 2.3 GHz, the dual core CPU is clearly slower than models with Turbo Boost and high clock speeds for single thread performance. The multi thread performance however is also limited due to the two cores. The faster Core i5-8250U offers four processor cores and  fast Turbo Boost speeds therefore offers a much better performance. Still, the Pentium 4417U offers enough performance for daily tasks and non demanding applications.

Power Consumption

The chip is most likely manufactured in an improved 14nm process with FinFET transistors (14nm+), the same as the 7th Gen Kaby Lake processors. Intel still specifies the TDP with 15 Watts, which is typical for ULV chips. According to Intel it can be configured to 12.5 Watt at 800 MHz (cTDP-down) with a clearly reduced performance.

Intel Core i3-8130U

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The Intel Core i3-8130U is a power efficient dual-core SoC for notebooks and Ultrabooks (most likely) based on the Kaby Lake Refresh generation (and not Coffee Lake). It was announced in February 2018. Compared to its direct predecessor, the Core i3-7130U, the 8130U offers Turbo Boost for an increased single thread performance. The GPU is now named Intel UHD Graphics 620 but otherwise identical to the Intel HD Graphics 620. The integrated memory controller supports DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133 and dual channel memory.

Architecture

Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Skylake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.

Performance

Clocked at 2.2 to 3.4 GHz, the Core i3-8130U offers a much better single core performance than the Core i3-7130U (2.7 GHz, no Turbo). Therefore, the overall performance should be comparable to the older Core i5-7260U (also 2.2 - 3.4 GHz). The Core i5-8250U offers four processor cores and therefore offers a much better multi-threaded performance.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Intel Gen 9.5) is untouched from the 8th Gen Kaby Lake chips. In the Core i3-8130U it is rather low clocked with 1 GHz compared to the 1.1 GHz in Core i7 models. With fast dual-channel memory it can reach the performance of a dedicated GeForce 920M.

Contrary to Skylake, Kaby lake now also supports H.265/HEVC Main 10 with a 10-bit color depth as well as Google's VP9 codec. The dual-core Kaby Lake processors announced in January should also support HDCP 2.2.

Power Consumption

The chip is most likely manufactured in an improved 14nm process with FinFET transistors (14nm+), the same as the 7th Gen Kaby Lake processors. Intel still specifies the TDP with 15 Watts, which is typical for ULV chips. According to Intel it can be configured to 10 Watt at 800 MHz (cTDP-down).

ModelIntel Pentium Gold 4417UIntel Core i3-8130U
SeriesIntel Kaby Lake RefreshIntel Kaby Lake Refresh
CodenameKaby Lake RefreshKaby Lake Refresh
Series: Kaby Lake Refresh Kaby Lake Refresh
Intel Core i7-8650U compare1.9 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8550U compare1.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8350U compare1.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8250U compare1.6 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8130U2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U « 2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8650U compare1.9 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8550U compare1.8 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8350U compare1.7 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8250U compare1.6 - 3.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8130U « 2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Clock2300 MHz2200 - 3400 MHz
L1 Cache256 KB256 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB
L3 Cache2 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 4
TDP15 Watt15 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm
SocketBGA1356BGA1356
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4/LPDDR3 Memory Controller, HyperThreadingDual-Channel DDR4/LPDDR3 Memory Controller, HyperThreading
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 610 (300 - 950 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 620 (300 - 1000 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$161 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
203 Points (23%)
348 Points (39%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
472 Points (1%)
774 Points (2%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
228 Points (1%)
min: 320     avg: 333.3     median: 338 (2%)     max: 342 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
89 Points (27%)
min: 138     avg: 139     median: 139 (42%)     max: 140 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2.6 Points (3%)
3.8 Points (5%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.1 Points (27%)
1.6 Points (41%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
3570 Points (22%)
min: 5419     avg: 5448     median: 5447.5 (33%)     max: 5476 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
8012 Points (6%)
min: 12142     avg: 12157     median: 12157 (9%)     max: 12172 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
665 s (8%)
485.5 s (6%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
21.2 s (4%)
14.3 s (3%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
1792 Points (3%)
2168 Points (3%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
15.5 fps (5%)
22.2 fps (8%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
81.1 fps (19%)
116.6 fps (27%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.1 GB/s (0%)
0.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.2 GB/s (4%)
0.4 GB/s (6%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
1.4 GB/s (4%)
2 GB/s (5%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
3204 Points (7%)
4720 Points (10%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
17.3 s (4%)
11.1 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
39.1 s (2%)
26.2 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
922 s (4%)
661 s (3%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 2831     avg: 3011     median: 3010.5 (8%)     max: 3190 Points
min: 4075     avg: 4183     median: 4126 (11%)     max: 4349 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 28577     avg: 28749     median: 28749 (23%)     max: 28921 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 27361     avg: 27522     median: 27521.5 (22%)     max: 27682 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 29007     avg: 29032     median: 29032 (24%)     max: 29057 Points
min: 47727     avg: 48886     median: 48885.5 (41%)     max: 50044 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 2590     avg: 2591     median: 2590.5 (7%)     max: 2591 Points
min: 3659     avg: 3800     median: 3797 (10%)     max: 3945 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 3635     avg: 3644     median: 3644 (6%)     max: 3653 Points
min: 5410     avg: 5509     median: 5508.5 (10%)     max: 5607 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 1369     avg: 1398     median: 1398 (6%)     max: 1427 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
2695 Points (27%)
min: 3919     avg: 4001     median: 4000.5 (40%)     max: 4082 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
5248 Points (6%)
min: 7470     avg: 7891     median: 7890.5 (9%)     max: 8311 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
2599 Points (35%)
min: 3796     avg: 4155     median: 4154.5 (57%)     max: 4513 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
5029 Points (12%)
min: 7123     avg: 8132     median: 8131.5 (20%)     max: 9140 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
4882 Points (9%)
min: 6935     avg: 7169     median: 7168.5 (13%)     max: 7402 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
2254 Points (44%)
min: 3107     avg: 3288     median: 3288 (64%)     max: 3469 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
5089 Points (8%)
7188 Points (11%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
2389 Points (36%)
3283 Points (49%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
6053 Points (49%)
6153 Points (50%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
5722 Points (52%)
6309 Points (57%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
4999 Points (10%)
7456 Points (15%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
5090 Points (10%)
7557 Points (15%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
5280 Points (14%)
7131 Points (19%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
2162 ms (3%)
min: 1084     avg: 1443     median: 1374.5 (2%)     max: 1937 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
165.1 ms (2%)
min: 91.3     avg: 187     median: 187 (2%)     max: 282.7 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
16702 Points (15%)
min: 25180     avg: 27861     median: 27142.5 (24%)     max: 31980 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
102 Points (21%)
153 Points (32%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Pentium Gold 4417U → 100% n=41

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-8130U → 139% n=41

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