Intel Pentium G4400T vs AMD Phenom II X4 B97

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Combined performance score

Phenom II X4 B97
1.65
+9.3%

Phenom II X4 B97 outperforms Pentium G4400T by 9% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom II X4 B97 and Pentium G4400T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19412007
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.360.19
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date11 May 2010 (13 years old)1 September 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$100$64
Current price$59 (0.6x MSRP)$118 (1.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom II X4 B97 has 1142% better value for money than Pentium G4400T.

Technical specs

Phenom II X4 B97 and Pentium G4400T 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size258 mm298.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm
Number of transistors758 million1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 B97 and Pentium G4400T 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
SocketAM3FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 B97 and Pentium G4400T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 B97 and Pentium G4400T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data-
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 B97 and Pentium G4400T are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 B97 and Pentium G4400T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.1 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 510
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 B97 and Pentium G4400T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 B97 and Pentium G4400T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 B97 and Pentium G4400T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 B97 and Pentium G4400T.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Phenom II X4 B97 1.65
+9.3%
Pentium G4400T 1.51

Phenom II X4 B97 outperforms Pentium G4400T by 9% 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%

Phenom II X4 B97 2539
+9.2%
Pentium G4400T 2325

Phenom II X4 B97 outperforms Pentium G4400T by 9% 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%

Phenom II X4 B97 423
Pentium G4400T 600
+41.8%

Pentium G4400T outperforms Phenom II X4 B97 by 42% 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%

Phenom II X4 B97 1390
+31.1%
Pentium G4400T 1060

Phenom II X4 B97 outperforms Pentium G4400T by 31% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.65 1.51
Recency 11 May 2010 1 September 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Cost $100 $64
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 B97 and Pentium G4400T. The differences in performance seem too small.


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