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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4440 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4440 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900X is 1874 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4440.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4440
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-9900X - $131.71 vs $550.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-9900X - $8.78 vs $17.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 49% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 84 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 107% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-4440 - 31 vs 15 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4440 - 20 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-4440
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
15
48.38709677419355%
Value, $/FPS
$8.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$131.71
100%
Value Winner
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 i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
31
100%
Value, $/FPS
$17.74/FPS
49.49267192784668%
Price, $
$550
23%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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Updated 361505 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-4440
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4440
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
1033
69.42204301075269%
Multi-Core
2902
30.496006725514924%
Intel Core i5-4440 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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