Intel Core i5-2500K vs Intel Core i5-4440

Core i5-2500K vs Core i5-4440 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-2500K performs better than the Core i5-4440. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-4440 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i5-2500K has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i5-4440. Also, the Core i5-2500K has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i5-4440 outputs less heat than Core i5-2500K thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i5-2500K has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.