IntelBX80646I54440
AMDYD2600BBAFBOX

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

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.4GHz, Zen+.
Release date: Q2 2018.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 260,699 user samples
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
179,588 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 81% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 67% Great: 81%
SPEED RANK: 331st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
61.3 % 73.3 % Faster effective speed.
+20%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
78.2 Pts +2% 76.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
80.8 Pts 108 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+34%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
159 Pts 210 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+32%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
257 Pts 377 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+47%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
271 Pts 621 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+129%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91.1 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+9%
83.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
89.5 Pts 118 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+32%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
175 Pts 232 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+33%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
315 Pts 446 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+42%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
320 Pts 676 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+111%
Market Share
Based on 67,720,073 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.11 % 0.43 % Hugely higher market share.
+291%
Value
Value For Money
75.9 % 91.3 % Better value.
+20%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % 76 % Much more popular.
+41%
Price
Price (score)
$128 $125 +2%
Age
Newest
127 Months 72 Months Much more recent.
+43%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
84 Watts 65 Watts More energy efficient.
+23%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 12 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+45%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.1 GHz 3.4 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+10%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.3 GHz 3.9 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+18%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
321 Pts 889 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+177%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
274 Pts 800 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+192%
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell Zen+
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1150 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4600 None
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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 Ryzen 5 2600, from AMD’s second generation (Zen+) of high-end desktop Ryzen processors, supersedes the first generation Ryzen 5 1600. The newer generation sees a lithography reduction from 14nm to 12nm, but no increase in the number of cores and threads (6 and 12 respectively) over the ground-breaking first generation which continues to surpass similarly priced Intel CPUs in terms of multi-core performance. In other words, progress between generations is predominantly driven by power efficiency and therefore higher attainable clock speeds. The 2600 appears to have a stock base/boost clock of 3.4 / 3.9 GHz compared to the 1600’s 3.2 / 3.6 GHz which is expected to result in a modest increase in effective speed that said, early benchmarks are inconclusive. Included in the expected retail price of about $200 is a Wraith Stealth cooler, so the 2600, like the 1600 before it, represents great value for workstation users. The 2600 compliments the new 400 series motherboards and is also backwards compatible with the 300 series following a bios update. Even though the 2600 is plausible for multimedia production streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. [Apr '18 CPUPro]

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