Intel Core i5-4440 vs Intel Core i7-3630QM

Compare Intel 4th Generation Core i5 4 core CPU vs Intel Core 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

CPU Comparison

Quickly search and compare processors

Price

The cheapest price from our partner retailers

$ 185.00
$ 44.00 slightly less expensive
$ 229.00

Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

2002 points
4% slightly better overall score
1913 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

3692 points
24% slightly better gaming score
2976 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

1528 points
1587 points
3% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

1467 points
1523 points
3% slightly better heavy workload score

Free CPU Benchmark

Want to compare your processor against the Core i5-4440 and the Core i7-3630QM? Download our free and quick PC Performance Test.

Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

40.87 points
12% slightly higher Blender score
36.41 points
Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

2711 points
43% significantly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score
1885 points
Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

970 points
72% significantly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score
561 points
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

2921 points
53% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
1900 points
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1042 points
85% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score
561 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

4
Identical
4

Threads

Number of logical processing units

4
8
100% significantly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.1 GHz
29% slightly higher clock speed
2.4 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

3.3 GHz
3.4 GHz
3% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

84 W
45 W
86% significantly lower TDP

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

16
Identical
16

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

32 GiB
Identical
32 GiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

716th of 1,089
734th of 1,089

Family

The product line

4th Generation Core i5
Core

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2013 August
2012 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR3-1333
DDR3-1333

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
No

Core i5-4440 vs Core i7-3630QM comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-4440 beats the Core i7-3630QM in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-3630QM in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-3630QM has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-4440 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3630QM. Despite this, the Core i7-3630QM has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-3630QM outputs less heat than Core i5-4440 thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. For instance, the Core i5-4440 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.

Comments

No comments yet! Be the first to leave a comment using the form below.

Keep comments on topic and be polite. Comments are subject to moderation before they are published.

Popular CPU Comparisons