Pentium E5400 vs Athlon X4 950

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 950
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.26
+265%
Pentium E5400
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.62

Athlon X4 950 outperforms Pentium E5400 by a whopping 265% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 950 and Pentium E5400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18282794
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.668.46
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.290.90
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)18 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium E5400 has 131% better value for money than Athlon X4 950.

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 950 and Pentium E5400 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 950 and Pentium E5400 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
SocketAM4LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Pentium E5400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Athlon X4 950 and Pentium E5400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 950 and Pentium E5400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Pentium E5400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 950 and Pentium E5400.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 X4 950 2.26
+265%
Pentium E5400 0.62

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 X4 950 3591
+267%
Pentium E5400 978

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 X4 950 632
+103%
Pentium E5400 311

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 X4 950 1571
+210%
Pentium E5400 507

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.26 0.62
Recency 27 July 2017 18 January 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm

Athlon X4 950 has a 264.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon X4 950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5400 in performance tests.


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