Intel Core i5-4440 vs Intel Core i7-4790K

Core i5-4440 vs Core i7-4790K specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-4790K is faster 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 but the Core i7-4790K has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-4790K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-4440. Also, the Core i7-4790K has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-4440 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-4790K CPU because of its slightly 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.