Intel Core i5 4440 vs AMD FX 8350

older Released July, 2013

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 4440

	Has a built-in GPU Yes		Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm
	Much lower typical power consumption 68.25W		Significantly more l3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core

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
	Significantly higher clock speed 4 GHz		Is unlocked Yes

The new AMD 'Piledriver' modules are essentially revamped 'Bulldozer' cores.

by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 4440 7.2 FX 8350 7.8
Passmark, GeekBench (32-bit) and GeekBench (64-bit)

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 4440 9.1 FX 8350 8.3
Passmark (Single Core)

	Overclocking
	How much speed can you get out of the processor?
Core i5 4440 6.7 FX 8350 9.7
Passmark (Overclocked), Unlocked, Maximum Overclocked Clock Speed (Air) and 1 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i5 4440 7.1 FX 8350 7.0
Performance Per Dollar

	CPUBoss Score
	Performance, Single-core Performance, Overclocking and Value
Core i5 4440 7.9 FX 8350 8.1

Winner
AMD FX 8350

CPUBoss recommends the AMD FX 8350 based on its overclocking.

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 4440

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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 lower typical power consumption

68.25W

159.66W

2.3x lower typical power consumption

Significantly more l3 cache per core

1.5 MB/core

1 MB/core

50% more l3 cache per core

Better PassMark (Single core) score

1,886

1,525

Around 25% better PassMark (Single core) score

Better performance per watt

11.09 pt/W

4.96 pt/W

Around 2.2x better performance per watt

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

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

Significantly higher clock speed

4 GHz

3.1 GHz

Around 30% higher clock speed

Is unlocked

Yes

Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

More cores

Twice as many cores; run more applications at once

More l3 cache

8 MB

6 MB

Around 35% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later

More threads

Twice as many threads

Much better PassMark (Overclocked) score

10,147

3,691.6

Around 2.8x better PassMark (Overclocked) score

Much more l2 cache per core

1 MB/core

0.25 MB/core

4x more l2 cache per core

Better PassMark score

9,134

6,470

More than 40% better PassMark score

Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air)

4.7 GHz

3.29 GHz

Around 45% better overclocked clock speed (Air)

Better geekbench (64-bit) score

12,190

10,056

More than 20% better geekbench (64-bit) score

Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water)

4.99 GHz

3.54 GHz

More than 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

GeekBench (32-bit)

Core i5 4440

9,113

FX 8350

10,971

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GeekBench (64-bit)

Core i5 4440

10,056

FX 8350

12,190

browser.primatelabs.com

GeekBench

Core i5 4440

10,056

FX 8350

12,796

3D Mark 11 (Physics)

Core i5 4440

6,390

FX 8350

6,880

Core i5 4440 FX 8350 @ community.futuremark.com

Passmark

Core i5 4440

6,470

FX 8350

9,134

Core i5 4440 FX 8350 @ cpubenchmark.net

Passmark (Single Core)

Core i5 4440

1,886

FX 8350

1,525

cpubenchmark.net

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
Is hyperthreaded	No	No
features
Has a NX bit	Yes	Yes
Has virtualization support	Yes	Yes
Instruction set extensions
MMX
AVX 1.1
SSE
SSE4.2
AMD64
AVX
XOP
SSE3
CLMUL
FMA3
SSE2
FMA4
F16C
Supplemental SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4
ABM
SSE4a
AVX 2.0
AES
TBM
CVT16
AMD-V
BMI1
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	11.09 pt/W	4.96 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
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	3.29 GHz	4.7 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	3.54 GHz	4.99 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked)	3,691.6	10,147
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	3.29 GHz	4.7 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
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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Comments

Showing 4 comments.

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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