Celeron M 390 vs i5-4400E

Place in the ranking	1911	3259
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	Celeron M
Power efficiency	5.24	0.81
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date	1 October 2013 (11 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$266	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4400E and Celeron M 390 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	1.7 GHz
Bus rate	no data	400 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	3 MB	1 MB L2 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Die size	130 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	960 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.004V-1.292V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4400E and Celeron M 390 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	FCBGA1364	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	21 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4400E and Celeron M 390. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	32 Bit
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Core i5-4400E and Celeron M 390 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4400E and Celeron M 390 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-x	no data	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4400E and Celeron M 390. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 1000 MHz)

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Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.05	0.18
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	21 Watt

i5-4400E has a 1038.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 309.1% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron M 390, on the other hand, has 76.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-4400E is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 390 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-4400E and Celeron M 390, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.