Athlon II N330 vs Core i5-7400
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-7400 and Athlon II N330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 1501 | not rated |
Place by popularity | 34 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.45 | no data |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
Series | Intel Core i5 | AMD Athlon II |
Architecture codename | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
Release date | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $182 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-7400 and Athlon II N330 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 4 | 2 |
Base clock speed | 3 GHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
Bus rate | 8 GT/s | 3200 MHz |
Multiplier | 30 | no data |
L1 cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | no data |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
Die size | no data | 117.5 mm2 |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | no data | 234 Million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-7400 and Athlon II N330 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
Socket | 1151 | S1 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-7400 and Athlon II N330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization |
AES-NI | + | no data |
AVX | + | no data |
VirusProtect | no data | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
TSX | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-7400 and Athlon II N330 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | no data | + |
VT-d | + | no data |
VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-7400 and Athlon II N330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 630 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-7400 and Athlon II N330.
PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 3 January 2017 | 12 May 2010 |
Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
Threads | 4 | 2 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
i5-7400 has an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon II N330, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-7400 and Athlon II N330. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i5-7400 is a desktop processor while Athlon II N330 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-7400 and Athlon II N330, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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