Intel Core i5-4440 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-4440 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4440

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 90 nm
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1859 vs 764
  • 7.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4789 vs 675
  • Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2503 vs 1731
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs May 2006
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 90 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1859 vs 764
PassMark - CPU mark 4789 vs 675
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2503 vs 1731

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

  • Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt
  • Around 34% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1044 vs 779
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1044 vs 779

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-4440
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1859
764
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4789
675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
779
1044
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2503
1731
Name Intel Core i5-4440 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1859 764
PassMark - CPU mark 4789 675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 779 1044
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2503 1731
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2659
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.29
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 68.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.368
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.861
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.326

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-4440 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Windsor
Launch date September 2013 May 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $335
Place in performance rating 2360 2352
Price now $169.99
Processor Number i5-4440
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 11.25
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.10 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 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 72.72°C
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1400 million 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, 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

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) 84 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

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)