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AMDAD860KXBJASBX
▲ 542,689 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.1GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2013.

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▲ 543,780 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.7GHz, Steamroller.
Release date: Q3 2014.

Effective Speed 
+35%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 110,998 user samples
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81,111 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 70% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 45% Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 45% Great: 70%
SPEED RANK: 560th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
29,887 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 54% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 34% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Poor: 34% Great: 54%
SPEED RANK: 920th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		61.3 % Much faster effective speed.
+35% 		45.4 %
Average Score 
+41%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		78.2 Pts Lower memory latency.
+27% 		61.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		80.8 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+30% 		62.3 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		159 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+42% 		112 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		257 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+51% 		170 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		271 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+56% 		174 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+38%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.1 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+20% 		76.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		89.5 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+28% 		70.1 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		175 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+34% 		131 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		315 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+54% 		205 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		320 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+57% 		204 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+236%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.11 % Hugely higher market share.
+1,000% 		0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		75.9 % +5% 72.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % 54 %
Price
Price (score) 		$128 $51 Much cheaper.
+60%
Nice To Haves 
+11%
Age
Newest 		127 Months 116 Months Slightly more recent.
+9%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		84 Watts More energy efficient.
+12% 		95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm Newer manufacturing.
+21% 		28 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.1 GHz 3.7 GHz Faster base frequency.
+19%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.3 GHz 4 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+21%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		321 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+57% 		204 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		274 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+57% 		175 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell Steamroller
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1150 FM2+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4600 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 61.3%
Average Bench 45.4%
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The Intel i5-4440 is one of the cheaper four core Haswell processors. Unfortunately it is clocked at just 3.3 GHz Turbo, which is 15% lower than the leading Haswell i5 and because it has a locked multiplier there is little that can be done about it. Comparing the 4440 to the 4670K shows that the 15% reduction in Turbo clock speed basically results in a 23% performance loss to the 4670K. The Pentium G3420 actually has a higher base clock speed and costs about a third as much as the i5-4440 yet for the majority of, single and dual-core, desktop orientated tasks offers comparable performance. I don't think the i5-4440 makes much sense and would prefer either a much stronger 4770 or the weaker but much better value G3420. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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The AMD Athlon X4 860K is a quad core budget processor. Released in mid 2014, the 860K is based on the steamroller architecture which also powers some of AMD's more recent APUs including the A10-7850K. In addition to a 3.7 GHz steamroller chip, the A10-7850K also includes integrated R7 graphics. Comparing the CPU performance of the A10-7850K and 860K shows that the two processors perform almost identically. A key comparable for the 860K is Intel's G3258 which is an unlocked dual core Pentium. Comparing the G3258 and X4 860K shows that the G3258 leads by as much as 70% for dual and single core workloads but the 860K outperforms the G3258 by around 20% on multi-core workloads. The G3258 wins hands down for Desktop computing which is heavily single and dual core dominated but for some (relatively rare) gaming workloads the X4 860K will outperform the G3258. [Mar '15 CPUPro]

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