Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y vs Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y: comparison

Comparison of Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y and Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y has a lower TDP (5 W vs 6 W) and a higher maximum integrated graphics clock (900 MHz vs 850 MHz).

At the same time, Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y has a higher base clock (1.7 GHz vs 1.1 GHz).

Both processors match on: core count (2), thread count (4), process node (14 nm), maximum memory size (16 GB), memory channels (2), PCIe version (3).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

ParameterIntel Pentium Gold 6500YIntel Pentium Gold 4425Y
Cores / threads 2 / 4 2 / 4
Max boost clock 3.4 GHz —
L3 cache 4 MB —
TDP 5 W 6 W
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Integrated graphics UHD-графика Intel 615 UHD-графика Intel 615

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
General
Model 6500Y 4425Y
Codename Amber Lake Y Amber Lake
Segment Mobile Mobile
Product line Процессор Intel Pentium класса Gold Процессор Intel Pentium класса Gold
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Launch date Q1 2021 Q1 2019
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Embedded options available No No
CPU
Cores 2 2
Threads 4 4
Multithreading (SMT/HT) Yes Yes
Base clock 1.1 GHz 1.7 GHz
Max boost clock 3.4 GHz —
Turbo Boost 2.0 frequency 3.4 GHz —
L3 cache 4 MB —
Cache (level unspecified) — 2 MB
Bus speed 4 GT/s 4 GT/s
TDP 5 W 6 W
Configurable TDP-up 7 W —
Configurable TDP-down 3.5 W 4.5 W
cTDP-up base frequency 1.6 GHz —
cTDP-down base frequency 600 MHz —
Turbo Boost Yes (2) No
64-bit support Yes Yes
Instruction set width 64 bit 64 bit
Instruction set extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1
Memory
Max memory size 16 GB 16 GB
Memory types LPDDR3, DDR3L LPDDR3, DDR3L
Memory channels 2 2
Max memory bandwidth 33.3 GB/s 29.8 GB/s
ECC memory supported No No
Graphics
Integrated graphics UHD-графика Intel 615 UHD-графика Intel 615
Has integrated graphics Yes Yes
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz 300 MHz
Graphics max frequency 900 MHz 850 MHz
Graphics units 23 —
Graphics video max memory 16 GB 16 GB
Max displays 3 3
Max resolution (DP) 3840x2160@60Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution (HDMI) 4096x2304@24Hz 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution (eDP) 3840x2160@60Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
Graphics device ID 0x591C 0x591E
Quick Sync Video Yes Yes
Clear Video HD Yes Yes
Clear Video Yes Yes
Graphics output eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI
4K support Yes, at 60Hz Yes, at 60Hz
I/O and interfaces
PCI Express revision 3 3
PCI Express lanes 10 10
PCI Express configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Package and thermal
Sockets supported — FCBGA1515
Max CPU configuration 1 1
Package size 20mm X 16.5mm 20mm X 16.5mm
TJUNCTION 100 °C 100 °C
Security and virtualization
Virtualization (VT-x / AMD-V) Yes Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Yes Yes
Extended Page Tables (EPT) Yes Yes
AES-NI Yes Yes
Execute Disable Bit Yes Yes
Intel Trusted Execution Technology No No
Secure Key Yes Yes
Intel OS Guard Yes Yes
Intel Software Guard Extensions — Yes
Intel Memory Protection Extensions Yes Yes
Stable IT Platform Program No No
Technologies
Enhanced SpeedStep Yes Yes
Idle States Yes Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies Yes Yes
Identity Protection Technology Yes —
Transactional Synchronization Extensions No No
Speed Shift Technology Yes Yes
Flex Memory Access Yes Yes
Smart Response Technology — Yes

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