Celeron M 390 vs i5-4400E

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4400E and Celeron M 390 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1892not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Celeron M
Power efficiency5.22no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date1 October 2013 (11 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$266no 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.7 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus rateno data400 MHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache3 MB1 MB L2 KB
Chip lithography22 nm90 nm
Die size130 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors960 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.004V-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.

SocketFCBGA1364PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt21 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 Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

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

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

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

AMD-V+-
VT-xno 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 typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4600no data

Pros & cons summary


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

i5-4400E has 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.

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