Intel Core i5-4440S vs AMD Athlon II X4 638

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-4440S and AMD Athlon II X4 638 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, 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), 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i5-4440S

AMD Athlon II X4 638

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4440S

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 71.35°C vs 70.10°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1776 vs 1163
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4351 vs 2250

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs February 2012
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	71.35°C vs 70.10°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1776 vs 1163
PassMark - CPU mark	4351 vs 2250

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 638

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-4440S
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 638

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1776

1163

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4351

2250

Name	Intel Core i5-4440S	AMD Athlon II X4 638
PassMark - Single thread mark	1776	1163
PassMark - CPU mark	4351	2250
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.942
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	59.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.345
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1106
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2072
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3271
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1106
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2072
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3271
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4651

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-4440S	AMD Athlon II X4 638
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Llano
Launch date	September 2013	February 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$239
Place in performance rating	1606	1619
Price now	$462.97	$26.49
Processor Number	i5-4440S
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	AMD Athlon II X4
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.95	35.55
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD638XOJGXBOX
OPN Tray		AD638XOJZ43GX
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	228 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	71.35°C	70.10°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1400 million	1178 million
Unlocked
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	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	FM1 uPGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 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
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)