AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Core i5-4440
Summary
AMD Athlon II X2 270
100%
Intel Core i5-4440
236%
Relative performance
AMD Athlon II X2 270
100%
Intel Core i5-4440
173%
Relative performance
AMD Athlon II X2 270
100%
Intel Core i5-4440
299%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Athlon II X2 270 |
| None |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-4440 |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 73% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 199% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Athlon II X2 270. |
| Around 136% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-4440
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-4440
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | | Intel Core i5-4440 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD Virtualization | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | | Intel Core i5-4440 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD K10 | vs | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR2, DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Regor | vs | Haswell |
| Release Date | Jul 2011 | vs | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | | Intel Core i5-4440 | |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | Intel HD 4600 |
Cache
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | | Intel Core i5-4440 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | vs | 6144 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | | Intel Core i5-4440 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM3 | vs | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 72°C |
| Package | uPGA | vs | FC-LGA12C |
| Die Size | 117mm² | vs | 177mm² |
| Process | 45 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | | Intel Core i5-4440 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | vs | 3100 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | vs | 3300 MHz |
| Base Clock | 200 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.15 V | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 65 W | vs | 84 W |
AMD Athlon II X2 270
2142 points
Intel Core i5-4440
3696 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Athlon II X2 270
4284 points
Intel Core i5-4440
13888 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Athlon II X2 270
2993
Intel Core i5-4440
9061
points - higher is better
AMD Athlon II X2 270
1854
Intel Core i5-4440
3195
points - higher is better
AMD Athlon II X2 270
3367
Intel Core i5-4440
9976
points - higher is better
AMD Athlon II X2 270
1666
Intel Core i5-4440
2899
points - higher is better