AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Pentium G4400

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Combined performance score

Pentium G4400
1.68
+8.4%

Pentium G4400 outperforms Phenom II X4 840 by 8% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Pentium G4400 and Phenom II X4 840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19311986
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.613.08
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Propus (2009−2011)
Release date1 September 2015 (8 years old)4 January 2011 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$64$90
Current price$56 (0.9x MSRP)$31 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom II X4 840 has 405% better value for money than Pentium G4400.

Technical specs

Pentium G4400 and Phenom II X4 840 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size150 mm2169 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4400 and Phenom II X4 840 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1151AM3
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4400 and Phenom II X4 840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
SIPP-no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Pentium G4400 and Phenom II X4 840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX-no data
Identity Protection+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4400 and Phenom II X4 840 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4400 and Phenom II X4 840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 510no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4400 and Phenom II X4 840 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4400 and Phenom II X4 840 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4400 and Phenom II X4 840 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4400 and Phenom II X4 840.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.


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.

Pentium G4400 1.68
+8.4%
Phenom II X4 840 1.55

Pentium G4400 outperforms Phenom II X4 840 by 8% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium G4400 2579
+8.1%
Phenom II X4 840 2385

Pentium G4400 outperforms Phenom II X4 840 by 8% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium G4400 694
+114%
Phenom II X4 840 325

Pentium G4400 outperforms Phenom II X4 840 by 114% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium G4400 1185
+33.3%
Phenom II X4 840 889

Pentium G4400 outperforms Phenom II X4 840 by 33% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.68 1.55
Recency 1 September 2015 4 January 2011
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Cost $64 $90
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 95 Watt

We couldn't decide between Pentium G4400 and Phenom II X4 840. The differences in performance seem too small.


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