i9-13900HX vs i5-4400E

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-4400E
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 37 Watt
2.05
Core i9-13900HX
2023
24 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
27.77
+1255%

Core i9-13900HX outperforms Core i5-4400E by a whopping 1255% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4400E and Core i9-13900HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1897169
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Raptor Lake-HX
Power efficiency5.2447.78
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Raptor Lake-HX (2023)
Release date1 October 2013 (11 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$266$668

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4400E and Core i9-13900HX 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads432
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz5.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size130 mm2257 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 i9-13900HX 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
SocketFCBGA1364FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4400E and Core i9-13900HX. 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++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-4400E and Core i9-13900HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4400E and Core i9-13900HX 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 i9-13900HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1000 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4400E and Core i9-13900HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4400E and Core i9-13900HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4400E and Core i9-13900HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4400E and Core i9-13900HX.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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
i9-13900HX 27.77
+1255%

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
i9-13900HX 44116
+1257%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.05 27.77
Integrated graphics card 1.84 5.58
Recency 1 October 2013 4 January 2023
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 4 32
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 55 Watt

i5-4400E has 48.6% lower power consumption.

i9-13900HX, on the other hand, has a 1254.6% higher aggregate performance score, 203.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, and 1100% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Core i9-13900HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-4400E in performance tests.


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