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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700K 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 i7-9700K is 1874 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4440.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Performs up to 5% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-4440 - 283 vs 270 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4440 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4440
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - $128.3 vs $259.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-9700K - $0.48 vs $0.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 84 vs 95 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-4440
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
270
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/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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Updated 252 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-4440
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700K | vs | Intel Core i5-4440 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700K or Core i5-4440
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
150 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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163 FPS
$23.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
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150 FPS
$17.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,699
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79 FPS
$12.01/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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79 FPS
$11.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$939
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79 FPS
$12.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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