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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K 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 i7-8700K is 1495 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4440.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4440
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $128.3 vs $186.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-8700K - $0.17 vs $0.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 84 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 8% better in Valorant than Core i5-4440 - 796 vs 736 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4440 - 12 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-4440
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
736
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$128.3
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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Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-4440
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4440 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-4440 or Core i7-8700K
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
517 FPS
$2.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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