A10-4657M vs i5-4402E

Place in the ranking	2046	2392
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	6.38	3.00
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	1 October 2013 (11 years ago)	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$266	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4402E and A10-4657M 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	130 mm²	246 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	960 Million	1303 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4402E and A10-4657M 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	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4402E and A10-4657M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4402E and A10-4657M are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4402E and A10-4657M. 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
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Intel HD Graphics 4600

AMD Radeon HD 7660G

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

i5-4402E 1.75
+52.2%

A10-4657M 1.15

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.

i5-4402E 2681
+52.4%

A10-4657M 1759

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.75	1.15
Integrated graphics card	1.84	1.23
Recency	1 October 2013	1 April 2013
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

i5-4402E has a 52.2% higher aggregate performance score, 49.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 months, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

A10-4657M, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

The Core i5-4402E is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-4657M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-4402E and A10-4657M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.