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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4440 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4440 is 920 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4440 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4440
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-990X - 305 vs 298 FPS
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i7-990X - CA$77.09 vs CA$339.58
- Up to 78% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-990X - CA$0.25 vs CA$1.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 84 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
298
97.70491803278688%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.14/FPS
21.92982456140351%
Price, CA$
CA$339.58
22%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-4440
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
305
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.25/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$77.09
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core I5-4440 I5 4440 3.1 GHz Used Quad-Core CPU Processor 6M 84W LGA 1150
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-4440
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
54.69506292352372%
Multi-Core
2626
90.48931771192281%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-4440 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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