How much longer should I wait before thinking seriously about upgrading the Intel Core i5-4440 on my desktop.
I'm getting 3.10 GHz right now without overclocking. The four cores in this CPU are hyperthreaded.
Any thoughts?
Well, seeing as how your i5 is neither hyper-threaded nor is it overclockable, I suppose it depends what your main usage are.
If your a basic PC user then its fine, it you want to get into demanding apps, gaming, and overclocking you'll need, at minimum, an i5 K-series or an i7 K-series.. also you'll need new mobo, ram...etc etc
I just dumped my 4th gen system on my wife and upgraded into a 7th gen i7, DDR4 ..etc.. it was time for me...but I use my rig for 4K gaming so I wanted more kick than I was getting - and I was using a 4690K overclocked..all depends on your needs but the 1150 socket is dead now.