Pentium Silver N5000 vs Core i5-4460T
Aggregate performance score
i5-4460T outperforms Pentium Silver N5000 by a considerable 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-4460T and Pentium Silver N5000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1755 | 2065 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium Silver |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Goldmont Plus (2017) |
| Release date | 1 March 2014 (10 years ago) | 11 December 2017 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $161 |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-4460T and Pentium Silver N5000 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 11 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 4 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 177 mm2 | 93 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 66 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-4460T and Pentium Silver N5000 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 1150 | Intel BGA 1090 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4460T and Pentium Silver N5000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4460T and Pentium Silver N5000 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4460T and Pentium Silver N5000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD 4600 | Intel UHD Graphics 605 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4460T and Pentium Silver N5000.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 6 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.36 | 1.58 |
| Recency | 1 March 2014 | 11 December 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
i5-4460T has a 49.4% higher aggregate performance score.
Pentium Silver N5000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.
The Core i5-4460T is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Silver N5000 in performance tests.
Note that Core i5-4460T is a desktop processor while Pentium Silver N5000 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-4460T and Pentium Silver N5000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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