i5-10400F vs Athlon II X3 440

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X3 440
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
1.08
Core i5-10400F
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.20
+659%

Core i5-10400F outperforms Athlon II X3 440 by a whopping 659% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X3 440 and Core i5-10400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2423926
Place by popularitynot in top-1009
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.1823.92
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.0811.93
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date25 January 2010 (14 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$47$155

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-10400F has 287% better value for money than Athlon II X3 440.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X3 440 and Core i5-10400F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores3 (Tri-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads312
Base clock speed3 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size169 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 440 and Core i5-10400F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM3FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X3 440 and Core i5-10400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Athlon II X3 440 and Core i5-10400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 440 and Core i5-10400F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 440 and Core i5-10400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 440 and Core i5-10400F.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X3 440 1.08
i5-10400F 8.20
+659%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II X3 440 1712
i5-10400F 13029
+661%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X3 440 308
i5-10400F 1455
+372%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X3 440 721
i5-10400F 5777
+701%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.08 8.20
Recency 25 January 2010 30 April 2020
Physical cores 3 6
Threads 3 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

i5-10400F has a 659.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-10400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X3 440 in performance tests.


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