Intel Core i5-4440 vs Intel Core i5-6600

Intel Core i5-4440
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2013
Intel Core i5-4440
Intel Core i5-6600
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i5-6600

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-4440
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6600
    130%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-4440
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6600
    125%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-4440
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6600
    136%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-4440

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i5-6600.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-6600

Much higher single threaded performance (around 25% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 36% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 30% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i5-6600

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-6600

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-6600

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-6600

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-4440Intel Core i5-6600
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
TXT
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i5-4440Intel Core i5-6600
ArchitectureIntel_HaswellvsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR4
CodenameHaswellvsSkylake
Release DateSep 2013vsJul 2015

Cores

Intel Core i5-4440Intel Core i5-6600
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4600vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-4440Intel Core i5-6600
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-4440Intel Core i5-6600
SocketIntel Socket 1150vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA12CvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size177mm²vs177mm²
Process22 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-4440Intel Core i5-6600
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs3300 MHz
Turbo Clock3300 MHzvs3900 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP84 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-4440
    3696 points
  • Intel Core i5-6600
    4485 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-4440
    13888 points
  • Intel Core i5-6600
    15180 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-4440
    9061
  • Intel Core i5-6600
    11527

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-4440
    3195
  • Intel Core i5-6600
    3970

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-4440
    9976
  • Intel Core i5-6600
    12482

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-4440
    2899
  • Intel Core i5-6600
    3709

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-4440 (simulated)
    133.83
  • Intel Core i5-6600 (simulated)
    165.75

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-4440 (simulated)
    503.09
  • Intel Core i5-6600 (simulated)
    787.29

points - higher is better