A10-8700P vs i5-4460

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-4460
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 84 Watt
3.08
+118%
A10-8700P
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.41

Core i5-4460 outperforms A10-8700P by a whopping 118% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4460 and A10-8700P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16352213
Place by popularity72not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.65no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5 (Desktop)AMD Carrizo
Power efficiency3.473.81
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date11 May 2014 (10 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$182no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-4460 and A10-8700P basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)73 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4460 and A10-8700P compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1150FP4
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt12 - 35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4460 and A10-8700P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2HSA 1.0
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX+AVX
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-4460 and A10-8700P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4460 and A10-8700P are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4460 and A10-8700P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4600AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4460 and A10-8700P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4460 and A10-8700P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4460 and A10-8700P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.3no data
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4460 and A10-8700P.

PCIe versionUp to 3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-4460 3.08
+118%
A10-8700P 1.41

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-4460 4890
+118%
A10-8700P 2245

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-4460 1069
+111%
A10-8700P 507

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-4460 2962
+163%
A10-8700P 1126

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-4460 4813
+106%
A10-8700P 2334

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-4460 17098
+167%
A10-8700P 6394

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-4460 6350
+113%
A10-8700P 2978

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-4460 11.47
+49.9%
A10-8700P 17.19

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-4460 5
+133%
A10-8700P 2

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-4460 496
+156%
A10-8700P 194

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i5-4460 136
+97.1%
A10-8700P 69

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-4460 1.52
+76.7%
A10-8700P 0.86

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-4460 2.8
+86.7%
A10-8700P 1.5

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-4460 3381
+155%
A10-8700P 1328

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i5-4460 34
+122%
A10-8700P 15

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i5-4460 165
+123%
A10-8700P 74

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

i5-4460 10203
+118%
A10-8700P 4677

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

i5-4460 3292
+66.7%
A10-8700P 1975

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.08 1.41
Recency 11 May 2014 3 June 2015
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 12 Watt

i5-4460 has a 118.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

A10-8700P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 600% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-4460 is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-8700P in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-4460 is a desktop processor while A10-8700P is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-4460 and A10-8700P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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