Intel Pentium G4400T vs AMD A8-5500

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G4400T and AMD A8-5500 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, 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), 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 Pentium G4400T

AMD A8-5500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4400T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1757 vs 1334
Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 696 vs 455

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1757 vs 1334
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	696 vs 455

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5500

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2611 vs 2344
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1243 vs 1187

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2611 vs 2344
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1243 vs 1187

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G4400T
CPU 2: AMD A8-5500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1757

1334

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2344

2611

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

696

455

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1187

1243

Name	Intel Pentium G4400T	AMD A8-5500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1757	1334
PassMark - CPU mark	2344	2611
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	696	455
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1187	1243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		8.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.504
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.038
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		789
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4729
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		789
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4729

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G4400T	AMD A8-5500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Trinity
Launch date	Q3'15	October 2012
Place in performance rating	1975	1954
Processor Number	G4400T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Maximum frequency		3.2 GHz
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x1902
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 510
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015A (35W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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™)