Core i5 4430
Intel desktop processor · Core i 4th gen · launched June 2013
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Launch price in today's dollars
The Core i5 4430 launched at $182 in 2013. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $258 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 42% rise over 13 years. At its launch price that is 23 Blender points per $100.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2013 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Blender rendering score
Median score 42 (middle half of runs 41–42) across 10 community runs on Blender 4.x with the CPU backend. That is #258 of 290 desktop processors in our dataset with a score, and #11 of 18 in the Core i 4th gen.
This is a rendering benchmark (samples per minute over the monster, junkshop and classroom scenes), not a gaming benchmark. It says how fast the part renders in Blender's Cycles engine and nothing about frame rates. Source: Blender Open Data, CC0, snapshot 2026-09-06.
Specifications
| Vendor | Intel |
|---|---|
| Series | Core i 4th gen |
| Launched | June 2013 |
| Launch price | $182 (1,000-unit price) |
| Socket | LGA 1150 |
| Cores / threads | 4 / 4 |
| Base clock | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 cache | 6 MB |
| Rated power | 84 W (TDP) |
| Integrated graphics | HD 4600 |
| Tier | 5-series |
The Intel 5-series over time
Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i5 3470T | 2012 | $184 | $265 | — |
| Core i5 3475S | 2012 | $201 | $290 | — |
| Core i5 3570 | 2012 | $205 | $295 | 34 |
| Core i5 3570S | 2012 | $205 | $295 | — |
| Core i5 3330 | 2012 | $182 | $262 | 27 |
| Core i5 3330S | 2012 | $177 | $255 | — |
| Core i5 3335S | 2012 | $194 | $280 | — |
| Core i5 3350P | 2012 | $177 | $255 | — |
| Core i5 4430 | 2013 | $182 | $258 | 42 |
| Core i5 4430S | 2013 | $182 | $258 | — |
| Core i5 4570 | 2013 | $192 | $273 | 42 |
| Core i5 4570R | 2013 | — | — | — |
| Core i5 4570S | 2013 | $192 | $273 | — |
| Core i5 4570T | 2013 | $192 | $273 | — |
| Core i5 4670 | 2013 | $213 | $302 | 46 |
| Core i5 4670K | 2013 | $242 | $344 | 47 |
Compare with
- Core i3 3250 · 2013 · $138
- Core i3 3250T · 2013 · $138
- Core i3 4330 · 2013 · $138
- Core i3 4330T · 2013 · $138
- Core i3 4340 · 2013 · $149
- Core i5 3340 · 2013 · $182
- Core i5 3340S · 2013 · $182
- Core i5 4430S · 2013 · $182
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