Intel Core i3-4100E vs Intel Core i5-4400E

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4100E and Intel Core i5-4400E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

Intel Core i3-4100E

Intel Core i5-4400E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4400E

Around 38% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1804 vs 1390
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3251 vs 1848

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1804 vs 1390
PassMark - CPU mark	3251 vs 1848

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4100E
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4400E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1390

1804

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1848

3251

Name	Intel Core i3-4100E	Intel Core i5-4400E
PassMark - Single thread mark	1390	1804
PassMark - CPU mark	1848	3251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		77.024
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		8.961
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.651

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-4100E	Intel Core i5-4400E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	1 October 2013	1 October 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	$266
Place in performance rating	1836	1837
Processor Number	i3-4100E	i5-4400E
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Price now		$266
Value for money (0-100)		5.04
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.70 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	130 mm	130 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	960 Million	960 Million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600	DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz	400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	900 MHz	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm	37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1364	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	37 Watt	37 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading 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)