AMD Athlon 5370 vs Intel Core i5-4440

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5370 and Intel Core i5-4440 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), 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).

AMD Athlon 5370

Intel Core i5-4440

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5370

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 72.72°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.4x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 84 Watt

Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 72.72°C
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4440

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1859 vs 755
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4786 vs 1867
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 779 vs 269
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2503 vs 905

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1859 vs 755
PassMark - CPU mark	4786 vs 1867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	779 vs 269
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2503 vs 905

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5370
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4440

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

755

1859

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1867

4786

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

269

779

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

905

2503

Name	AMD Athlon 5370	Intel Core i5-4440
PassMark - Single thread mark	755	1859
PassMark - CPU mark	1867	4786
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	269	779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	905	2503
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	677
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	838
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2117
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	677
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	838
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2117
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2659
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.29
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		68.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.368
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.861
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.326

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 5370	Intel Core i5-4440
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD5370JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2410	2399
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch date		September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$335
Price now		$169.99
Processor Number		i5-4440
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		11.25
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	72.72°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum frequency		3.30 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	1.1 GHz
iGPU core count	128
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM1	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
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
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)