i5-4400E vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) outperforms Core i5-4400E by a whopping 913% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 349 | 2122 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.19 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M4 | Intel Core i5 |
| Power efficiency | 24.73 | 2.11 |
| Designer | Apple | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Haswell (2013−2015) |
| Release date | 30 October 2024 (less than a year ago) | 1 October 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $266 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-4400E 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 cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.592 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.51 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | no data | 130 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 960 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-4400E 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.
| Socket | no data | FCBGA1364 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 37 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-4400E. 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 M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-4400E are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M4 Pro (12 cores) and Core i5-4400E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M4 16-core GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1000 MHz) |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.74 | 1.85 |
| Recency | 30 October 2024 | 1 October 2013 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 37 Watt |
Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 913% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 500% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 633.3% more advanced lithography process, and 15.6% lower power consumption.
The Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i5-4400E in performance tests.
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