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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 1874 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4440.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 7% better in Ready or Not than Core i5-4440 - 274 vs 255 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4440 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4440
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $128.3 vs $412.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i9-9900K - $0.5 vs $1.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 84 vs 95 Watts
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel Core I5 I5-4440 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.10 Ghz Processor - Socket H3 Lga-1150retail Pack - 1 Mb
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-4440
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Core i5-4440 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.0 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 i9-9900K or Core i5-4440
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
143 FPS
$32.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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109 FPS
$35.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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121 FPS
$33.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,999
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