IntelBX80646I54440
IntelBX80646I74770K

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

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.5GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q1 2013.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 253,998 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: 572nd / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
172,887 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 84% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.75 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 84%
SPEED RANK: 335th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
61.3 % 73.6 % Faster effective speed.
+20%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
78.2 Pts 85.6 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
80.8 Pts 101 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+25%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
159 Pts 192 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+21%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
257 Pts 334 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+30%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
271 Pts 497 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+83%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91.1 Pts 96 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
89.5 Pts 122 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+36%
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 403 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+28%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
320 Pts 609 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+90%
Market Share
Based on 68,140,856 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.1 % 0.27 % Hugely higher market share.
+170%
Value
Value For Money
75.9 % 92.7 % Better value.
+22%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
54 % 65 % More popular.
+20%
Price
Price (score)
$128 $120 Slightly cheaper.
+6%
Age
Newest
129 Months +4% 135 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
84 Watts 84 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.1 GHz 3.5 GHz Faster base frequency.
+13%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.3 GHz 3.9 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+18%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
321 Pts 620 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+93%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
274 Pts 513 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+87%
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1150 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4600 HD 4600
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'13 Q2'13
Cache
Cache
6 MB SmartCache 8 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$182.00 - $187.00 $339.00 - $350.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz 3.9 GHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output
eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.1 GHz 1.25 GHz
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
No Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡
Yes No

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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 Core i7-4770K is Intel's fourth generation (codename Haswell) flagship processor in the hugely successful Core range. It's not surprising that the 4770K sets a new Real World Performance index record, besting its predecessor by just over 9%. The 4770K also tops out in the remainder of our benchmarks setting new highs of 10020 and 2164 in the PassMark and PassMark Single Thread tests which equates to roughly an 8% overall performance increase over the 3770K. With a TDP of 84 watts, power consumption has increased slightly over the 3770K. The new Core i7-4770K demonstrates around an 8% performance increase over its predecessor the 3770K but it costs 12% more. As a result, at least until prices drop, this processor represents marginally worse value for money than the 3770K. [Jun '13 CPUPro]

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