Intel Core i5-4400E vs Intel Core i7-4600M

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-4400E and Intel Core i7-4600M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i5-4400E

Intel Core i7-4600M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4400E

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3251 vs 3186
Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 12.125 vs 7.457
9.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 77.024 vs 7.984
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.853 vs 0.316
4.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 8.961 vs 1.819
5.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 12.651 vs 2.181

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2013 vs 4 June 2013
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3251 vs 3186
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.125 vs 7.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	77.024 vs 7.984
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.853 vs 0.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.961 vs 1.819
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.651 vs 2.181

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4600M

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1857 vs 1804

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
L3 cache	4096 KB vs 3072 KB
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1857 vs 1804

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-4400E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4600M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1804

1857

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3251

3186

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

12.125

7.457

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

77.024

7.984

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.853

0.316

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

8.961

1.819

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

12.651

2.181

Name	Intel Core i5-4400E	Intel Core i7-4600M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1804	1857
PassMark - CPU mark	3251	3186
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.125	7.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	77.024	7.984
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.853	0.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.961	1.819
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.651	2.181
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		784
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1655
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		604
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3005
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3032
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		604
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3005
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3032

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-4400E	Intel Core i7-4600M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	1 October 2013	4 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$266	$346
Place in performance rating	1759	1762
Price now	$266
Processor Number	i5-4400E	i7-4600M
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	5.04
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.90 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	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	960 Million	960 Million
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600	DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz	400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	1.3 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Device ID		0x416
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 37.5mm x 4.7mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1364	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	37 Watt	37 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4	1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection 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)
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3