Intel Pentium G4400T vs AMD Phenom II X2 550

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G4400T and AMD Phenom II X2 550 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.

Intel Pentium G4400T

AMD Phenom II X2 550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4400T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1749 vs 1228
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2331 vs 1158

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1749 vs 1228
PassMark - CPU mark	2331 vs 1158

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G4400T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1749

1228

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2331

1158

Name	Intel Pentium G4400T	AMD Phenom II X2 550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1749	1228
PassMark - CPU mark	2331	1158
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1187

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G4400T	AMD Phenom II X2 550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Callisto
Launch date	Q3'15	November 2009
Place in performance rating	1902	1949
Processor Number	G4400T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$133
Price now		$49.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.92
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Die size		258 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.1 GHz
Transistor count		758 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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	80 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)