i7-8750H vs i5-4400E

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-4400E
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 37 Watt
2.05
Core i7-8750H
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
6.22
+203%

Core i7-8750H outperforms Core i5-4400E by a whopping 203% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4400E and Core i7-8750H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19111086
Place by popularitynot in top-10092
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i7
Power efficiency5.2413.08
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date1 October 2013 (11 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$266$395

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4400E and Core i7-8750H 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data22
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB9 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size130 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors960 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4400E and Core i7-8750H 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1364FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4400E and Core i7-8750H. 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+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Core i5-4400E and Core i7-8750H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4400E and Core i7-8750H are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4400E and Core i7-8750H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1000 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4400E and Core i7-8750H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4400E and Core i7-8750H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4400E and Core i7-8750H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4400E and Core i7-8750H.

PCIe versionno data3.0
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.

i5-4400E 2.05
i7-8750H 6.22
+203%

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.

i5-4400E 3251
i7-8750H 9884
+204%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.05 6.22
Integrated graphics card 1.84 3.10
Recency 1 October 2013 2 April 2018
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 45 Watt

i5-4400E has 21.6% lower power consumption.

i7-8750H, on the other hand, has a 203.4% higher aggregate performance score, 68.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-8750H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-4400E in performance tests.


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