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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Intel

Detailed architecture, platform, memory, and feature data for this CPU.
Instruction Sets
About This Product
The Intel Core i5-4430 is a 4th generation Haswell desktop CPU with 4 cores and 4 threads, offering a base clock of 3.0 GHz and a boost clock of 3.2 GHz. It is suitable for general desktop use and light productivity tasks. For gaming, it can handle older titles or less demanding modern games at 1080p with a dedicated GPU, but will struggle with high frame rates or graphically intensive titles compared to newer architectures.
Verdict
βBest for budget builds or upgrading old LGA 1150 systems for basic use.β
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Large Sample Pool
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
Grand Theft Auto V
Mixed player settings
107 FPS
Smooth
Minecraft
Mixed player settings
29 FPS
Heavy compromise
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