Amazing performance and stunning visuals with a boost. Raise the bar on your PC experience with rich visuals plus an automatic burst of speed when you need it. The 4th generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor delivers amazing performance, stunning visuals, and built-in security for deeper protection.
Discover the thrill of an automatic burst of speed when you need it with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0. Experience your movies, photos, and games smoothly and seamlessly with a built-in suite of visual enhancements—and enjoy them even more with longer battery life.
Memory | Memory channels | Dual-channel |
| Maximum internal memory supported by processor | 32 GB |
| Memory types supported by processor | DDR3-SDRAM |
| Memory clock speeds supported by processor | 1333,1600 MHz |
Other features | Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) | VT-d, VT-x |
Processor special features | Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT) | Yes |
| Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT) | Yes |
| Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT) | Yes |
| Intel® Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 |
| Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology | Yes |
| Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology | Yes |
| Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi) | Yes |
| Intel FDI Technology | Yes |
| Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD) | Yes |
| Intel® Insider™ | Yes |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology | Yes |
| Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | Yes |
| Intel® Secure Key | Yes |
| Intel® OS Guard | Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | Yes |
Features | Execute Disable Bit | Yes |
| Idle States | Yes |
| Thermal Monitoring Technologies | Yes |
| Maximum number of PCI Express lanes | 16 |
| PCI Express slots version | 3.0 |
| PCI Express configurations | 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 |
| Supported instruction sets | AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Scalability | 1S |
| Embedded options available | Yes |
| Graphics | 22 nm |
| Thermal solution specification | PCG 2013C |
Operational conditions | Tcase | 71.35 °C |
Processor | Processor family | Intel® Core™ i5 |
| Processor cores | 4 |
| Processor socket | LGA 1150 (Socket H3) |
| Processor lithography | 22 nm |
| Processor model | i5-4430S |
| Processor base frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| Processor operating modes | 64-bit |
| Processor generation | 4th gen Intel® Core™ i5 |
| Processor threads | 4 |
| System bus rate | 5 GT/s |
| Processor boost frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| Processor cache | 6 MB |
| Processor cache type | L3 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 W |
| Stepping | C0 |
| Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max) | 25.6 GB/s |
Graphics | On-board graphics card | Yes |
| On-board graphics card model | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 |
| On-board graphics card memory | 1.7 GB |
| On-board graphics card base frequency | 350 MHz |
| On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max) | 1100 MHz |
| Number of displays supported (on-board graphics) | 3 |