CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4440S vs 3470 among desktop CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 4440S
6.8
Core i5 3470
7.0
Core i5 3570
7.2
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 4440S
9.3
Core i5 3470
9.3
Core i5 3570
9.6
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i5 4440S
1.2
Core i5 3470
0.6
Core i5 3570
0.6
Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i5 4440S
n.d.
Core i5 3470
5.5
Core i5 3570
5.6
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i5 4440S
6.8
Core i5 3470
6.3
Core i5 3570
6.4
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i5 4440S
5.7
Core i5 3470
5.7
Core i5 3570
5.9
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
6.8

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i5 4440S
6.8
Core i5 3470
6.6
Core i5 3570
6.8

Winner
Intel Core i5 3470 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i5 3470  based on its overclocking.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 4440S

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Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W vs 86.05W Around 40% lower typical power consumption
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 71.35 °C vs 67.4 °C More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature
Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year vs 31.22 $/year Around 50% lower annual home energy cost
Much lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year vs 84.62 $/year Around 35% lower annual commercial energy cost
Newer Jul, 2013 vs Jun, 2012 Release date over 1 years later
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Significantly higher clock speed 3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz Around 15% higher clock speed
Supports trusted computing Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.67 GHz vs 3.22 GHz Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.09 GHz vs 2.8 GHz More than 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 4440S vs 3470

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 4440S
2,777
Core i5 3470
2,580

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 4440S
2,605
Core i5 3470
1,055

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 4440S
5,784
Core i5 3470
3,118

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 4440S
8,714
Core i5 3470
9,436

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 4440S
2,858
Core i5 3470
2,983

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 4440S
4,030,000 MB/s
Core i5 3470
2,470,000 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 4440S
6,119
Core i5 3470
6,607

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 4440S
1,849
Core i5 3470
1,906

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 4440S  vs
3470 
Clock speed 2.8 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.3 GHz 3.6 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing No Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 65W 77W
Annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year 31.22 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year 84.62 $/year
Performance per watt 14.5 pt/W 4.41 pt/W
Typical power consumption 52.81W 86.05W

bus
Architecture DMI 2.0 DMI 2.0
Number of links 0 1
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Core i5 4440S  vs
3470 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 71.35°C Unknown - 67.4°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.22 GHz 3.67 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.8 GHz 4.09 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.22 GHz 3.67 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 350 MHz 650 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz 1,100 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 32,768 MB 32,768 MB
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Comments

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flicefer (04:57 PM, January 30, 2014)
The differences between ivy and haswell model is integrated graphic card, most of haswell model using gt2 (hd4600) and gt3 (hd5000) 60% faster than hd 4000 ivy
TheIceWarrior (05:16 AM, January 4, 2014)
So the i5 3470 is still the best of the two. I didn't see so many differences between Ivy Bridge and Haswell.
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