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IntelBX80646I54440

16 Cores, 32 Threads @4.3GHz, Zen5.
Release date: Q3 2024.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 81,188 user samples
77 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 134% Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 5.45 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 101% Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 101% Great: 134%
SPEED RANK: 29th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 121%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 163%
UFO
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: 583rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
118 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+93%
61.3 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
78.2 Pts 78.2 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
228 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+182%
80.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
447 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+181%
159 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
844 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+228%
257 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1608 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+493%
271 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
93.1 Pts +2% 91.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
243 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+172%
89.5 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
486 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+178%
175 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
950 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+202%
315 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1857 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+480%
320 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,933,181 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.04 % 0.11 % Hugely higher market share.
+175%
Value
Value For Money
95.7 % Much better value.
+39%
68.6 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 53 % +2%
Price
Price (score)
$599 $185 Much cheaper.
+69%
Age
Newest
2 Months Hugely more recent.
+99%
134 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
170 Watts 84 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+51%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
16 cores Hugely higher core count.
+300%
4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
32 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+700%
4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
4 nm Hugely newer manufacturing.
+82%
22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
4.3 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+39%
3.1 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+73%
3.3 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
4748 Pts Insanely faster OC 64-core speed.
+1,379%
321 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
4201 Pts Insanely faster 64-core speed.
+1,433%
274 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Zen5 Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM5 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
RDNA2 HD 4600

The Ryzen 9000 CPUs have the same integrated graphics, PCIe lanes, USB support and DRAM controller as the Ryzen 7000 series. The only difference is improved cores which have moved from TSMC's 5 nm process to 4 nm. The new cores offer 15% more performance under cherry-picked conditions but for latency-sensitive workloads, like gaming, they are just few percent faster. The 9600X, 9700X, 9900X, and 9950X are priced at $280, $360, $500, and $650, respectively, making them $80-$200 USD more expensive than the 7000 series. Since the 7000 series flopped (7800X3D somewhat excluded) due to unrealistic pricing, slow boot times, high platform costs and windows gamebar requirements etc., the 9000 series is more or less DOA. When the 9000X3D variants launch (expected in early 2025) gamers who play cache sensitive games such as SoTTR or Factorio with a 4090 and don’t mind frame drops, may find value in the 9800X3D. Meanwhile, Intel’s 12th and 13th gen CPUs continue to offer the best value for money in today’s market. Furthermore, Intel is scheduled to launch Arrow-Lake (est. +10% performance vs 14th gen) and Lunar-Lake (snapdragon competitive x86 battery life) this year, but they face serious challenges due to reliance on marketers who are mostly funded by AMD. Even if Arrow and Lunar Lake deliver stellar performance, without significant improvements in social media marketing: forums, reddit, youtube etc., Intel now face the very real risk of bankruptcy (third worst-performing S&P500 stock from Jan to Aug 2024). [Aug '24 CPUPro]

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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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