Ryzen 5 5500U vs i5-4400E

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-4400E
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 37 Watt
2.03
Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.06
+297%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Core i5-4400E by a whopping 297% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4400E and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1969982
Place by popularitynot in top-10025
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency5.2330.70
DesignerIntelAMD
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date1 October 2013 (11 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$266no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4400E and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm
Die size130 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistors960 Million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4400E and Ryzen 5 5500U 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
SocketFCBGA1364FP6
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4400E and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4400E and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4400E and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1000 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4400E and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

i5-4400E 2.03
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.06
+297%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

i5-4400E 3251
Ryzen 5 5500U 12932
+298%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.03 8.06
Integrated graphics card 1.59 6.44
Recency 1 October 2013 12 January 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 25 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500U has a 297% higher aggregate performance score, 305% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 48% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i5-4400E in performance tests.

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