Intel Core i5-4440 vs AMD Athlon II X2 270

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-4440 and AMD Athlon II X2 270 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).

Intel Core i5-4440

AMD Athlon II X2 270

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4440

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1859 vs 1360
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4786 vs 1301
Around 97% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 779 vs 396
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2503 vs 737

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs July 2011
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1859 vs 1360
PassMark - CPU mark	4786 vs 1301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	779 vs 396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2503 vs 737

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-4440
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 270

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1859

1360

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4786

1301

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

779

396

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2503

737

Name	Intel Core i5-4440	AMD Athlon II X2 270
PassMark - Single thread mark	1859	1360
PassMark - CPU mark	4786	1301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	779	396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2503	737
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 II X2 270
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Regor
Launch date	September 2013	July 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$335	$100
Place in performance rating	2399	2413
Price now	$169.99	$23.99
Processor Number	i5-4440
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	11.25	24.32
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72.72°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1400 million	410 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	DDR2, DDR3
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	AM3
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)