Phenom II X4 955 (95W) vs i5-4400E

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4400E and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1889not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency5.22no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date1 October 2013 (11 years ago)1 April 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$266no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4400E and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size130 mm2258 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors960 Million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4400E and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) 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
SocketFCBGA1364AM3
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4400E and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4400E and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4400E and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4600On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4400E and Phenom II X4 955 (95W).

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2013 1 April 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 95 Watt

i5-4400E has an age advantage of 4 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 156.8% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X4 955 (95W), on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-4400E and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-4400E is a notebook processor while Phenom II X4 955 (95W) is a desktop one.


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