Intel Core i5 4440 vs AMD FX 8350

older Released July, 2013

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 4440

	Much lower typical power consumption 68.25W		Has a built-in GPU Yes
	Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm		Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,878

older Released October, 2012

Reasons to buy the AMD FX 8350

	Much more l2 cache 8 MB		Much higher turbo clock speed 4.2 GHz
	Much higher clock speed 4 GHz		Much better PassMark score 9,134

Like the K Series Intel chips, the entire FX range is unlocked, so overclocking is definitely on the menu.

by Tech Radar (Nov, 2012)

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 4440 6.7 FX 8350 7.4 FX 6300 6.2
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 4440 8.3 FX 8350 6.9 FX 6300 6.6
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i5 4440 7.0 FX 8350 0.0 FX 6300 0.0
Fire Strike

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i5 4440 7.0 FX 8350 0.0 FX 6300 0.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i5 4440 9.1 FX 8350 5.7 FX 6300 6.0
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i5 4440 6.9 FX 8350 6.3 FX 6300 6.5
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

8.5	CPUBoss Score
	Combination of all six facets
Core i5 4440 8.5 FX 8350 5.8 FX 6300 5.8

Winner
Intel Core i5 4440

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i5 4440 based on its single-core performance and power consumption.

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 4440

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Much lower typical power consumption

68.25W

159.66W

2.3x lower typical power consumption

Has a built-in GPU

Yes

Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required

Much newer manufacturing process

22 nm

32 nm

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor

Much better PassMark (Single core) score

1,878

1,525

Around 25% better PassMark (Single core) score

Much lower annual home energy cost

20.24 $/year

56.1 $/year

2.8x lower annual home energy cost

Much lower annual commercial energy cost

73.58 $/year

159.62 $/year

2.2x lower annual commercial energy cost

Much better performance per watt

10.1 pt/W

5.84 pt/W

Around 75% better performance per watt

Newer

Jul, 2013

Oct, 2012

Release date 8 months later

Reasons to consider the
AMD FX 8350

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Much more l2 cache

8 MB

1 MB

8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later

Much higher turbo clock speed

4.2 GHz

3.3 GHz

More than 25% higher turbo clock speed

Much higher clock speed

4 GHz

3.1 GHz

Around 30% higher clock speed

Much better PassMark score

9,134

6,456

More than 40% better PassMark score

Much better performance per dollar

8.32 pt/$

5.41 pt/$

Around 55% better performance per dollar

Is unlocked

Yes

Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

More cores

Twice as many cores; run more applications at once

More threads

Twice as many threads

Much more l2 cache per core

1 MB/core

0.25 MB/core

4x more l2 cache per core

Much better overclocked clock speed (Air)

4.73 GHz

3.29 GHz

Around 45% better overclocked clock speed (Air)

Much better overclocked clock speed (Water)

8.79 GHz

3.34 GHz

Around 2.8x better overclocked clock speed (Water)

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 4440

9,314

FX 8350

11,483

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 4440

2,941

FX 8350

2,193

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 4440

4,110,000 MB/s

FX 8350

2,470,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 4440

9,131

FX 8350

10,956

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 4440

9,965

FX 8350

12,126

GeekBench

Core i5 4440

9,965

FX 8350

12,796

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 4440

6,456

FX 8350

9,134

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 4440

1,878

FX 8350

1,525

summary	Core i5 4440	FX 8350
Clock speed	3.1 GHz	4 GHz
Turbo clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.2 GHz
Cores	Quad core	Octa core
Is unlocked	No	Yes
features
Has a NX bit	Yes	Yes
Has virtualization support	Yes	Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
AVX 1.1
SSE2
F16C
MMX
SSE4
XOP
AVX
SSE3
SSE
ABM
BMI1
CLMUL
AMD64
SSE4.1
FMA4
FMA3
SSE4.2
CVT16
AMD-V
Supplemental SSE3
AES
TBM
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes	Yes
power consumption
TDP	84W	125W
Annual home energy cost	20.24 $/year	56.1 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	73.58 $/year	159.62 $/year
Performance per watt	10.1 pt/W	5.84 pt/W
Typical power consumption	68.25W	159.66W

details	Core i5 4440	FX 8350
Architecture	x86-64	x86-64
Threads	4	8
L2 cache	1 MB	8 MB
L2 cache per core	0.25 MB/core	1 MB/core
L3 cache	6 MB	8 MB
L3 cache per core	1.5 MB/core	1 MB/core
Manufacture process	22 nm	32 nm
Max CPUs	1	1
Operating temperature	Unknown - 72.72°C	Unknown - 61°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	3.29 GHz	4.73 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	3.34 GHz	8.79 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked)	3,691.6	10,147
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	3.29 GHz	4.73 GHz
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU	None
Label	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	N/A
Number of displays supported	3	N/A
GPU clock speed	350 MHz	N/A
Turbo clock speed	1,100 MHz	N/A
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in	Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1866
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
Channels	Dual Channel	Dual Channel
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Maximum bandwidth	25,600 MB/s	29,866.66 MB/s

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Showing 10 comments.

Jay A. (03:57 PM, October 13, 2015)

hey luk a 5 year old amd fanboy yooo

Durian (04:44 AM, July 22, 2015)

I would pick the 4440 RIGHT now if i had too. Intel excels at single threaded performance such as gaming, however amd beats intel in Workstations or video editing. I'd say these are neck and neck

Sj (04:40 PM, June 24, 2015)

Better upgrade path, hyperthreading, still buying an intel

Αστροναύτης (10:05 AM, April 14, 2015)

i5 WAS better at gaming prior the release of DirectX12. DX12 games can utilize multi-core threads and thus amd cpus showing 10-12 TIMES performance boost. And its also a matter of optimization. For examle Battlefield 4 was AMD-FX optimized, so an 8350 outruns EVERY intel CPU in its price-range in that game. Gaming industry changes, and single core performance will mean nothing in 1-2 years when DX12.1 come out.

Diego Bonomi (09:29 PM, April 11, 2015)

I would love both :D, i need to make a choice though... I will probably go with the 8350 :)

Joseph Schultz (11:22 AM, March 28, 2015)

Indeed. I hope that guy is just trolling, and doesn't seriously think that the FX is better. It's funny how they call this website Intel-biased whereas this comparison result May Haswell be AMD-biased.

YouGotRekt (09:22 PM, February 12, 2015)

Lol your mad! In gaming the i5 4440 is better, in having 100 tabs open in chrome, the fx is better. Single core performance just smashed you!

0808 (09:39 AM, June 28, 2014)

fx is da best and beats intel if you taking the i5 4440 you will be an idiot

Adil Hossain (07:49 PM, May 31, 2014)

More people being happier because of 'brand loyalty' doesn't make the i5 better nor the review biased in fact the people who say the i5 is better because of loyalty are biased, and you don't have to touch any settings, if you don't want to overclock you don't have to.

Jwow (08:22 PM, March 31, 2014)

I think this is biased and more people will be happier with the i5 due to brand loyalty and the fact you don't have to touch any settings and the Intel wins by default.

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