Intel Core i3-4370 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4370 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4370

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 73% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 90 nm
  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2161 vs 764
  • 5.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3867 vs 675
  • Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1879 vs 1731
Specifications (specs)
Launch date July 2014 vs May 2006
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2161 vs 764
PassMark - CPU mark 3867 vs 675
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1879 vs 1731

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1044 vs 882
Specifications (specs)
L1 cache 256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1044 vs 882

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4370
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2161
764
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3867
675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
882
1044
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1879
1731
Name Intel Core i3-4370 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark 2161 764
PassMark - CPU mark 3867 675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 882 1044
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1879 1731
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.762
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 54.47
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.224
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.343

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-4370 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Windsor
Launch date July 2014 May 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $242
Place in performance rating 2359 2352
Price now $449.97
Processor Number i3-4370
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 3.67
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.80 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 mm 220 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 1024 KB
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 66.4°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1400 million 154 million

Memory

ECC memory support
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 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4600

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
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 11.1/12
OpenGL 4.3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013C

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

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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® 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)