Core i5-4400E vs Athlon II X2 250

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 250 and Core i5-4400E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2591	1776
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.61	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	June 2009 (14 years ago)	1 October 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$39	$266
Current price	$26 (0.7x MSRP)	$1280 (4.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	117 mm2	130 mm2
Number of transistors	410 million	960 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	AM3	FCBGA1364
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Core i5-4400E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Core i5-4400E are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Core i5-4400E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics 4600

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Core i5-4400E outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by 200% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.70	2.10
Threads	2	4
Cost	$39	$266
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	37 Watt

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