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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-4440 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3068 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-4440.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4440
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 6% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-4440 - 150 vs 142 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i5-4440 - $94.98 vs $131.71
- Up to 32% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i5-4440 - $0.63 vs $0.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-4440 - 58 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4440 - 8 vs 4 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-4440
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
142
94.66666666666667%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
67.74193548387096%
Price, $
$131.71
72%
Intel Core I5 I5-4440 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.10 Ghz Processor - Socket H3 Lga-1150retail Pack - 1 Mb
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
150
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-4440
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4440
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
1033
46.42696629213483%
Multi-Core
2902
38.91645433820571%
Intel Core i5-4440 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-4440 or Core i3-12100F
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
29 FPS
$27.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$874.94/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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