CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4440 vs 9590 among desktop CPUs (over 75W)

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance

PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics

Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing

CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?

Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?

Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

8.3

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets

Winner
Intel Core i5 4440 

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Intel Core i5 4440

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Intel Core i5 4440

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Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Front view of AMD FX 9590

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Is unlocked Yes vs No Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 4440 vs FX 9590

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 4440
9,314
FX 9590
13,818

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 4440
2,941
FX 9590
2,549

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 4440
4,110,000 MB/s
FX 9590
2,790,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 4440
9,131
FX 9590
12,725

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 4440
9,965
FX 9590
13,802

GeekBench

Core i5 4440
9,965
FX 9590
13,802

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 4440
6,455
FX 9590
10,589

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 4440
1,877
FX 9590
1,741

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

Core i5 4440  vs
FX 9590 
Clock speed 3.1 GHz 4.7 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.3 GHz 5 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 220W
Annual home energy cost 20.24 $/year 53 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 73.58 $/year 192.72 $/year
Performance per watt 9.64 pt/W 5.41 pt/W
Typical power consumption 68.25W 178.75W

details

Core i5 4440  vs
FX 9590 
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 - 57°C

overclocking

Overclocked clock speed 3.29 GHz 5.08 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.34 GHz 5.06 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 3,691.6 10,860
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.29 GHz 5.08 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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