Athlon 64 X2 4400+ vs i5-3317U

Place in the ranking	2298	2980
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i5	2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)
Power efficiency	7.07	0.61
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Windsor (2006−2007)
Release date	1 June 2012 (12 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-3317U and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	1000 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256K
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Die size	118 mm²	220 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	233 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3317U and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1023	939
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3317U and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-3317U and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3317U and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3317U and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 4000	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3317U and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3317U and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

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.

i5-3317U 1.27
+202%

Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 0.42

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.

i5-3317U 2019
+199%

Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 675

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-3317U 2985
+82.1%

Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 1639

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.27	0.42
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	65 Watt

i5-3317U has a 202.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 309.1% more advanced lithography process, and 282.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-3317U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 4400+ in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-3317U is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 4400+ is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-3317U and Athlon 64 X2 4400+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.