AMD Phenom X4 B99 vs Intel Core i5-4430S

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 B99 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 B99

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4430S

  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1772 vs 1377
  • Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4352 vs 2536
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1772 vs 1377
PassMark - CPU mark 4352 vs 2536

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 B99
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4430S

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1377
1772
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2536
4352
Name AMD Phenom X4 B99 Intel Core i5-4430S
PassMark - Single thread mark 1377 1772
PassMark - CPU mark 2536 4352
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 737
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2339

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom X4 B99 Intel Core i5-4430S

Essentials

Family AMD Phenom
OPN Tray HDXB99WFK4DGM
Place in performance rating 1833 1840
Series AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-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 3.3 GHz 2.70 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 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) 95 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)