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IntelBX80646I54440
AMDFD9590FHHKWOF
▲ 542,692 ▼

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

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▲ 5611,718 ▼

8 Cores, 8 Threads @4.7GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q3 2013.

Effective Speed 
+3%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 107,220 user samples
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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: 568th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
26,109 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 71% Base clock 4.7 GHz
Worst Bench: 52% Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 52% Great: 71%
SPEED RANK: 541st / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		61.3 % 63.1 % +3%
Average Score 
+2%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		78.2 Pts 81.4 Pts +4%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		80.8 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+14% 		70.6 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		159 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+20% 		133 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		257 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+6% 		243 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		271 Pts 390 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+44%
Overclocked Score 
+5%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.1 Pts 92.1 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		89.5 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+9% 		82.3 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		175 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+9% 		160 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		315 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+7% 		294 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		320 Pts 482 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+51%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.1 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
Value
Value For Money 		75.9 % Better value.
+23% 		61.9 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % 56 % +4%
Price
Price (score) 		$128 Much cheaper.
+57% 		$298
Nice To Haves 
+34%
Age
Newest 		129 Months +2% 131 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		84 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+62% 		220 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+31% 		32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.1 GHz 4.7 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+52%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.3 GHz 5 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+52%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		321 Pts 479 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+49%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		274 Pts 396 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+45%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell Piledriver
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1150 AM3+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4600 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 61.3%
Average Bench 63.1%
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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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AMD released the FX-9590 back in July 2013 but it's not until recently that these processors have started hitting the shelves and even now prices are still extremely high. This is the first mainstream 5GHz processor but clock speed isn't the key performance indicator it once was. Comparing the 9590 to the 8350 shows that the 9590 has 16% better overall performance which is almost exactly in line with its base clock increase from 4.0 to 4.7 GHz. Despite this performance boost the 9590 still lags Intel's most recent 4770K Haswell processor by 26% and that's despite the AMD's 27% higher base clock. In terms of relative performance the AMD's strong point is Integer processing where it has 8 processing units vs just four (one per core) in the 4770K. Overall, especially at current prices, the 9590 doesn't represent good value for money. [Jan '14 CPUPro]

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