Intel Core i5-4440 vs Intel Celeron 3215U

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Intel Core i5-4440 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 3215U
Intel Core i5-4440 Intel Celeron 3215U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-4440 and the Intel Celeron 3215U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-4440 4 core processor released in Q3/2013 with the Intel Celeron 3215U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2015.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Core i 4000 (64) CPU group Intel Celeron 3000 (10)
4 Generation 7
Haswell S Architecture Kaby Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
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-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4440 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (3.30 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron 3215U clocks with 1.70 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-4440 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3215U
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-4440 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3215U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.10 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.80 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 8
22 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
20 Compute units 12
160 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 11.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-4440, while the Intel Celeron 3215U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-4440 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3215U
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 12
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-4440 has a TDP of 84 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron 3215U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-4440 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3215U
84 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 10 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4440 has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron 3215U is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i5-4440 Characteristic Intel Celeron 3215U
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 1150 Socket BGA 1168
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q2/2015
160 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4440 Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
786 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
394 (50%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4440 Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
2656 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
810 (30%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-4440 Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1002 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
335 (33%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-4440 Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3114 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
601 (19%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-4440 Intel Core i5-4440
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.10 GHz
352 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1) @ 0.80 GHz
154 (44%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-4440 Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
4746 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
1145 (24%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4440 Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
128 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
69 (54%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4440 Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
462 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
133 (29%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-4440 Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
343 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-4440 Intel Core i5-4440
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1327 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-4440 Intel Celeron 3215U
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