Ryzen 5 5500 vs Core i5-4400E

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4400E and Ryzen 5 5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1800	569
Place by popularity	not in top-100	2
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	59.30
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Cezanne (2021−2022)
Release date	1 October 2013 (10 years ago)	4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$266	no data
Current price	$1280 (4.8x MSRP)	$157

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4400E and Ryzen 5 5500 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Die size	130 mm2	180 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	960 Million	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4400E and Ryzen 5 5500 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	no data	1
Socket	FCBGA1364	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4400E and Ryzen 5 5500. 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 Core i5-4400E and Ryzen 5 5500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4400E and Ryzen 5 5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR4-3200

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 4600

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4400E and Ryzen 5 5500.

PCIe version

no data

3.0

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.

Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i5-4400E by 499% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.10	12.57
Recency	1 October 2013	4 April 2022
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	65 Watt

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