Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1150

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB,

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4430S CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 45.67

Overall Rank: 1496

Last Price Change: $91.99 USD (2021-06-24)

Average CPU Mark

4201

Single Thread Rating: 1734
Samples: 121*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,063
Thread: 1,769

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	12,305 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	9,365 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,016.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	58.7 MBytes/Sec
Physics	355 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,972 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,734 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of January 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of January 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of January 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	Acer Aspire TC-1760-UA92 Desktop \| 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 6-Core Processor \| 12GB 3200MHz DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| 8X DVD \| Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Bluetooth 5.2 \| Windows 11 Home	$588.89 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Nitro 50 N50-620-UA91 Gaming Desktop \| 11th Gen Intel Core i5-11400F 6-Core Processor \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 \| 8GB DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Keyboard and Mouse	$742.98 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake LCGS Glacier i3510 CPU Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-10400F, ToughRam Z-ONE 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3050, 1TB M.2 NVMe, Win 10 Home) S1GL-B560-350-LCS	$899.99 (www.amazon.com)
	SkyTech Shadow Gaming Computer PC Desktop - Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core 3.6GHz, 1660 Super 6G, 1TB SSD, 16GB DDR4 3000, RGB Fans, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit, Black	$899.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Thinkcentre E93z 10ba000gus All-in-one Computer - Intel Core I5 I5-4430s 2.70 Ghz - Desktop	$459.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,577
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,749
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,166
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,964
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,934
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,566
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,553
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,274
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz		4,201

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		131.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		92.61
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.96
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz		45.67
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		39.33
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		27.71
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,209
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,061
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz		1,734

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1719811 - Jan 13 2023		3649
BL1697824 - Dec 18 2022		4361
BL1608928 - Aug 08 2022		4682
BL1606542 - Aug 03 2022		3975
BL1577862 - Jun 08 2022		4677

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz		4,201
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-4430S		3,358 (-20.1%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4430S		4,674 (+11.2%)
Intel Core i3-4360 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4430S		3,578 (-14.8%)
Intel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4430S		3,510 (-16.4%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-4430S		3,390 (-19.3%)
AMD FX-4350 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-4430S		3,259 (-22.4%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4430S		4,088 (-2.7%)
AMD A10-7870K vs Intel Core i5-4430S		3,445 (-18.0%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-4430S		5,595 (+33.2%)
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-4430S		5,349 (+27.3%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-4430S		4,957 (+18.0%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4430S		4,851 (+15.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,679
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,794
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,553
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,102
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,690
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,669
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,631
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,528
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,506
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,450
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz		422

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