AMD Athlon X4 850 vs Intel Pentium G4400T

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 850 and Intel Pentium G4400T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 850

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2657 vs 2341
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2657 vs 2341

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4400T

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1758 vs 1231
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1758 vs 1231

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 850
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G4400T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1231
1758
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2657
2341
Name AMD Athlon X4 850 Intel Pentium G4400T
PassMark - Single thread mark 1231 1758
PassMark - CPU mark 2657 2341
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1187

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 850 Intel Pentium G4400T

Essentials

Architecture codename Godaveri Skylake
Launch date Jul 2015 Q3'15
Place in performance rating 1986 1971
Processor Number G4400T
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2.90 GHz
Die size 245 mm²
L1 cache 256K
L2 cache 4MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 2,411 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR3-2133 MHz, Dual-channel DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FM2+ FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015A (35W)

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only) Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0x1902
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 510

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

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

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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

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