Intel Core i5-3570 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-3570 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i5-3570

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3570

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 73% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 90 nm
2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2045 vs 763
7.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4934 vs 671
Around 47% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2537 vs 1731

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2012 vs May 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 90 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2045 vs 763
PassMark - CPU mark	4934 vs 671
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2537 vs 1731

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 77 Watt
Around 34% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1044 vs 779

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 77 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1044 vs 779

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-3570
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2045

763

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4934

671

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

779

1044

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2537

1731

Name	Intel Core i5-3570	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2045	763
PassMark - CPU mark	4934	671
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	779	1044
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2537	1731
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2819
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.045
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.089
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1602
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1602

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-3570	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Windsor
Launch date	June 2012	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$231
Place in performance rating	2326	2356
Price now	$173.63
Processor Number	i5-3570
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	12.05
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	133 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	67 °C
Maximum core temperature	67.4 °C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count		154 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Device ID	0x152
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.15 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 2500
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	77 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011D
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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)