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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $409
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4440 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2986 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4440.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4440
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - $185.0 vs $241.61
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 84 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 38% better in Rust than Core i5-4440 - 247 vs 179 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-4440 - $0.98 vs $1.03 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4440 - 20 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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 i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
247
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$241.61
76%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-4440
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4440 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-4440 or Core i7-12700K
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
147 FPS
$15.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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102 FPS
$12.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,298
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111 FPS
$11.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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147 FPS
$13.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,049.99
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157 FPS
$13.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,095
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132 FPS
$15.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,019
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82 FPS
$19.82/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,625
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126 FPS
$15.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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126 FPS
$12.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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159 FPS
$9.67/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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