AMD Phenom X2 B60 vs Intel Core i5-4430S

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B60 and Intel Core i5-4430S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom X2 B60

Intel Core i5-4430S

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4430S

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1772 vs 1346
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4352 vs 2627

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1772 vs 1346
PassMark - CPU mark	4352 vs 2627

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B60
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4430S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1346

1772

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2627

4352

Name	AMD Phenom X2 B60	Intel Core i5-4430S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1346	1772
PassMark - CPU mark	2627	4352
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		737
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2339

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X2 B60	Intel Core i5-4430S
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom
OPN Tray	HDXB60WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating	1855	1840
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch date		June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$135
Price now		$158.99
Processor Number		i5-4430S
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.94
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.70 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology		22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		71.35°C
Maximum frequency		3.20 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 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
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)