Athlon 64 X2 4400+ vs i7-990X EE
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-990X EE outperforms Athlon 64 X2 4400+ by a whopping 892% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1580 | 3216 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Core i7 (Desktop) | 2x Athlon 64 (Desktop) |
| Power efficiency | 1.22 | 0.25 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Gulftown (2010−2011) | Windsor (2006−2007) |
| Release date | no data | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-990X EE and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 6400 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 256K |
| L2 cache | no data | 512K |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 220 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 233 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-990X EE and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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 | LGA-1366 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 65 Watt |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.77 | 0.38 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 65 Watt |
i7-990X EE has a 892.1% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon 64 X2 4400+, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i7-990X EE is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ in performance tests.
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