A4-1250 vs i5-4400E
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-4400E outperforms A4-1250 by a whopping 688% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-4400E and A4-1250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1910 | 3157 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 5.24 | 3.08 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Temash (2013) |
| Release date | 1 October 2013 (11 years ago) | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $266 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-4400E and A4-1250 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 | 2.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 130 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 960 Million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-4400E and A4-1250 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1364 | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 8 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4400E and A4-1250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4400E and A4-1250 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4400E and A4-1250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1000 MHz) | AMD Radeon HD 8210 (300 MHz) |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.05 | 0.26 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.84 | 0.49 |
| Recency | 1 October 2013 | 23 May 2013 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 8 Watt |
i5-4400E has a 688.5% higher aggregate performance score, 275.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 months, 100% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.
A4-1250, on the other hand, has 362.5% lower power consumption.
The Core i5-4400E is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-1250 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-4400E and A4-1250, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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