Intel Core i5-4440S vs AMD Phenom II X4 910e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-4440S and AMD Phenom II X4 910e 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 Phenom II X4 910e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4440S

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1776 vs 1082
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4351 vs 2131

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs January 2010
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1776 vs 1082
PassMark - CPU mark	4351 vs 2131

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 910e

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

L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-4440S
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 910e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1776

1082

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4351

2131

Name	Intel Core i5-4440S	AMD Phenom II X4 910e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1776	1082
PassMark - CPU mark	4351	2131
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		1715
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5037

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-4440S	AMD Phenom II X4 910e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Deneb
Launch date	September 2013	January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$239	$157
Place in performance rating	1606	1608
Price now	$462.97	$156.99
Processor Number	i5-4440S
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.95	6.12
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	71.35°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1400 million	758 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	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)	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)