Pentium G4400TE vs i5-9400

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-9400
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
5.90
+328%
Pentium G4400TE
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.38

Core i5-9400 outperforms Pentium G4400TE by a whopping 328% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9400 and Pentium G4400TE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11132236
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.55no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Pentium
Power efficiency8.593.73
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date7 January 2019 (5 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$182$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-9400 and Pentium G4400TE 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads62
Base clock speed2.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2924
L1 cache384 KB128 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB512 KB
L3 cache9 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm298.57 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9400 and Pentium G4400TE 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400 and Pentium G4400TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Core i5-9400 and Pentium G4400TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400 and Pentium G4400TE are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9400 and Pentium G4400TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics 510
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-9400 and Pentium G4400TE integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-9400 and Pentium G4400TE integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-9400 and Pentium G4400TE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400 and Pentium G4400TE.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i5-9400 5.90
+328%
Pentium G4400TE 1.38

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.

i5-9400 9374
+328%
Pentium G4400TE 2190

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.90 1.38
Integrated graphics card 3.09 1.61
Recency 7 January 2019 1 September 2015
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 2
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

i5-9400 has a 327.5% higher aggregate performance score, 91.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Pentium G4400TE, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-9400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4400TE in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-9400 is a desktop processor while Pentium G4400TE is a notebook one.


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