AMD A10-9700E vs Intel Pentium G4400

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-9700E and Intel Pentium G4400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-9700E

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 54 Watt
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3242 vs 2576
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 September 2016 vs September 2015
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 54 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3242 vs 2576

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4400

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2003 vs 1505
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2003 vs 1505

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-9700E
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G4400

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1505
2003
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3242
2576
Name AMD A10-9700E Intel Pentium G4400
PassMark - Single thread mark 1505 2003
PassMark - CPU mark 3242 2576
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 783
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1425
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 1610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.534
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 43.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.391
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.107
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 950
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2832
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4807
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 950
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2832
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4807

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A10-9700E Intel Pentium G4400

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Skylake
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 5 September 2016 September 2015
OPN PIB AD9700AHABBOX
OPN Tray AD9700AHM44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1678 1692
Price now $69.99 $69.99
Series AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Value for money (0-100) 19.72 14.96
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $56
Processor Number G4400
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz 3.30 GHz
Compute Cores 10
Die size 246 mm 150 mm
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C 65 °C
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 6
Transistor count 1178 million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Number of threads 2

Memory

Max memory channels 3 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 847 MHz 1 GHz
iGPU core count 6
Processor graphics Radeon R7 Series Intel® HD Graphics 510
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x1902
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX DirectX® 12 12
Vulkan
OpenGL 4.4

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 54 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 8 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 x8 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot