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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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MSRP in USD: $312
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4440 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4790 is 242 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4440.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4440
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $131.71 vs $135.0
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 12% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-4440 - 172 vs 153 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i5-4440 - $0.78 vs $0.86 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4440 - 8 vs 4 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4440
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
153
88.95348837209302%
Value, $/FPS
$0.86/FPS
90.69767441860466%
Price, $
$131.71
100%
Intel Core I5 I5-4440 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.10 Ghz Processor - Socket H3 Lga-1150retail Pack - 1 Mb
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In Stock
Updated 354407 minutes ago
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
172
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$135
97%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
Buy for $135 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 354407 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4440
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4440 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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