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Intel Core i7-7660U vs Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y

Intel Core i7-7660U

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The Intel Core i7-7660U is a fast dual-core SoC for notebooks and Ultrabooks based on the Kaby Lake architecture and was announced in January 2017. The CPU has two processor cores clocked at 2.5-4 GHz (two cores up to 3.8 GHz). The processor can execute up to four threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper Threading. It is also equipped with an Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 GPU with 64 MB eDRAm, a dual-channel memory controller (DDR4) as well as VP9 and H.265 video decoding as well as encoding. The chip is still manufactured in a 14nm process with FinFET transistors.

Compared to the Core i7-7600U, the 7660 does have a higher single-core Turbo of 4 GHz (+100 MHz), but a lower dual-core Turbo (-100 MHz) and a lower base frequency (-300 MHz). However, the CPU part can also use the 64 MB eDRAM as L5 cache.

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

At 2.5-4 GHz, the Core i7-7660U has a slightly lower frequency (except for the single-core Turbo) compared to the Core i7-7600U, but the CPU part can also use the 64 MB eDRAM, so the performance should be similar.

Graphics

The integrated Intel Iris Plus 640 Graphics is the GT3e model of the Kaby Lake GPU (Intel Gen. 9.5). It has 48 Execution Units running at 300-1050 MHz and the performance is comparable to a GeForce 920MX thanks to fast eDRAM cache. However, there aren't any significant improvements compared to the old Iris Pro 540, so modern games can often not be played smoothly or only at the lowest or medium settings, respectively.

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 manufactured in an improved 14nm process with FinFET transistors, which improves the efficiency even further. Intel still specifies the TDP with 15 Watts, which is typical for ULV chips. Depending on the usage scenario, the TDP can vary between 7.5 (cTDP Down) and 25 Watts.

Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y

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The Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y is a low power entry level processor for small laptops or tablets and based on the Kaby Lake architecture. It was announced in Q1 2019 and offers two processor cores clocked at 1.7 GHz (no Turbo Boost). Thanks to Hyper Threading, the processor can execute up to four threads simultaneously. The chips also includes the Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU, a dual-channel memory controller (DDR3L/LPDDR3) as well as VP9 and H.265 video de- and encoder. It is still produced in a 14 nm process with FinFET transistors. Compared to the much faster Core m3-7Y30, the Pentium 4425 offers no Turbo Boost, different CPU and GPU clock speeds, a smaller L3 cache and a higher TDP of 6 Watt. Compared to the predecessor Pentium Gold 4415Y from 2017, the Pentium Gold 4425Y is clocked 100 MHz higher (the CPU cores).

Architecture

Intel basically used the familiar micro architecture from the Skylake generation, so the per-MHz performance is identical. Only the Speed-Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of the voltages and clocks was improved, and the matured 14 nm process now also enables much higher frequencies and better efficiency than before. 

Performance

Due to the missing Turbo Boost, the Pentium 4425Y offers a significantly worse single thread performance than the more expensive Core m3-7Y30. This should be noticeable in daily tasks. Compared to older CPUs, the Pentium Gold should match a Core i3-4100U (100 MHz higher clock speed but older architecture).

Graphics

The integrated Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU has 24 Execution Units (EUs) like the old HD Graphics 515 and runs with clocks between 300 and 850 MHz in combination with this processor. The performance heavily depends on the TDP limit as well as the memory configuration; with fast LPDDR3-1866 RAM in dual-channel mode, the GPU should sometimes be able to compete with the HD Graphics 520, but can also be much slower in other scenarios. Modern games from 2016 will, if at all, only run smoothly in the lowest settings.

Contrary to Skylake, Kaby Lake now also supports hardware decoding for H.265/HEVC Main10 with a 10-bit color depth as well as Google's VP9 codec.

Power Consumption

The chip is manufactured in an improved 14 nm process with FinFET transistors, so the power efficiency was once again improved significantly. The TDP is rated at 6 Watt and can be reduced to 4,5 Watt (cTDP down).

ModelIntel Core i7-7660UIntel Pentium Gold 4425Y
SeriesIntel Kaby LakeIntel Kaby Lake
CodenameKaby LakeKaby Lake
Series: Kaby Lake Kaby Lake
Intel Core i7-7700K compare4.2 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700 compare3.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 compare3.1 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7920HQ compare3.1 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700T compare2.9 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7600K compare3.8 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 compare3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HQ compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HK compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700HQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500 compare3.4 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7440HQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7567U compare3.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7660U « 2.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7600U compare2.8 - 3.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300HQ compare2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500T compare2.7 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7287U compare3.3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7560U compare2.4 - 3.8 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7267U compare3.1 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7360U compare2.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7500U compare2.7 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300U compare2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7260U compare2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7200U compare2.5 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100H compare3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7167U compare2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7Y75 compare1.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y57 compare1.2 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y54 compare1.2 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100U compare2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y32 compare1 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y30 compare1 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965U compare2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7020U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3867U compare1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3865U compare1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y compare1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700K compare4.2 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700 compare3.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 compare3.1 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7920HQ compare3.1 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700T compare2.9 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7600K compare3.8 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 compare3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HQ compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7820HK compare2.9 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7700HQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500 compare3.4 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7440HQ compare2.8 - 3.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7567U compare3.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7660U2.5 - 4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7600U compare2.8 - 3.9 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300HQ compare2.5 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7500T compare2.7 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7287U compare3.3 - 3.7 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7560U compare2.4 - 3.8 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7267U compare3.1 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7360U compare2.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7500U compare2.7 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7300U compare2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7260U compare2.2 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7200U compare2.5 - 3.1 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100H compare3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7167U compare2.8 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i7-7Y75 compare1.3 - 3.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y57 compare1.2 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i5-7Y54 compare1.2 - 3.2 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7100U compare2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y32 compare1 - 3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core m3-7Y30 compare1 - 2.6 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965U compare2.2 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Core i3-7020U compare2.3 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3867U compare1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3865U compare1.8 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y « 1.7 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y compare1.6 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 3965Y compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores2 MB L3
Clock2500 - 4000 MHz1700 MHz
L1 Cache128 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache4 MB2 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 4
TDP15 Watt6 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1356FCBGA1515
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR3L-1600/LPDDR3-1866 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI, TXT
iGPUIntel Iris Plus Graphics 640 (300 - 1050 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 615 (300 - 850 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$415 U.S.$161 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
964 Points (1%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
388 Points (17%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
146.2 Points (16%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
324 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 397     avg: 403.5     median: 403.5 (3%)     max: 410 Points
164.5 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 154     avg: 158.5     median: 158.5 (48%)     max: 163 Points
66.6 Points (20%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 4.39     avg: 4.5     median: 4.5 (6%)     max: 4.55 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.84     avg: 1.9     median: 1.9 (46%)     max: 1.89 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 6126     avg: 6170     median: 6169.5 (37%)     max: 6213 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 13779     avg: 13809     median: 13808.5 (10%)     max: 13838 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 433     avg: 435.5     median: 435.5 (5%)     max: 438 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 12.6     avg: 12.9     median: 12.9 (3%)     max: 13.2 s
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
4856 MIPS (3%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
1854 MIPS (22%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 25     avg: 25.3     median: 25.3 (9%)     max: 25.6 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 134     avg: 136.5     median: 136.5 (31%)     max: 139 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
1.1 fps (2%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.4 GB/s (7%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
2.4 GB/s (6%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
1257 Seconds (9%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
1.7 sec (37%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 5193     avg: 5227     median: 5226.5 (11%)     max: 5260 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 4463     avg: 5069     median: 5230 (14%)     max: 5513 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
19606 Points (16%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
19875 Points (16%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
57582 Points (49%)
22692 Points (19%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 3823     avg: 3936     median: 3935.5 (10%)     max: 4048 Points
1860 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 5412     avg: 5561     median: 5560.5 (10%)     max: 5709 Points
2651 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 1979     avg: 1990     median: 1989.5 (8%)     max: 2000 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
372 Points (11%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
763 Points (3%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
423 Points (18%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
983 Points (2%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
4786 Points (48%)
2160 Points (22%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
9320 Points (10%)
4330 Points (5%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
4603 Points (63%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
8952 Points (22%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
8570 Points (13%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
4074 Points (61%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 927     avg: 938     median: 937.5 (1%)     max: 948 ms
2569 ms (3%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 65.2     avg: 65.6     median: 65.6 (1%)     max: 66 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 35767     avg: 36437     median: 36436.5 (33%)     max: 37106 Points
17217 Points (15%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
58.1 Points (17%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
79.2 Points (17%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
320 Points (12%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 39.2     avg: 40     median: 40 (7%)     max: 40.8 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 39.2     avg: 40     median: 40 (7%)     max: 40.8 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 9.73     avg: 10.1     median: 10.1 (8%)     max: 10.5 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-7660U → 100% n=9

Average Benchmarks Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y → 50% n=9

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