Core i5-4460 vs Core i5-8250U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-8250U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
3.98
+25.9%

Core i5-8250U outperforms Core i5-4460 by a significant 26% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8250U and Core i5-4460 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking13521524
Place by popularity4538
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.24
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i5 (Desktop)
Architecture codenameKaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date21 August 2017 (6 years ago)1 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$297$182
Current price$668 (2.2x MSRP)$90 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-8250U and Core i5-4460 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus support4 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)6 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size123 mm2177 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1400 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8250U and Core i5-4460 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8250U and Core i5-4460. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP--
Smart Response+no data
FDIno data+
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i5-8250U and Core i5-4460 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8250U and Core i5-4460 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8250U and Core i5-4460. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 620Intel HD Graphics 4600
Max video memory32 GB2 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8250U and Core i5-4460 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8250U and Core i5-4460 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8250U and Core i5-4460 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1211.2/12
OpenGL4.44.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8250U and Core i5-4460.

PCIe version3.0Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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.

i5-8250U 3.98
+25.9%
i5-4460 3.16

Core i5-8250U outperforms Core i5-4460 by 26% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i5-8250U 6158
+26.1%
i5-4460 4883

Core i5-8250U outperforms Core i5-4460 by 26% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-8250U 771
i5-4460 1054
+36.7%

Core i5-4460 outperforms Core i5-8250U by 37% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-8250U 1971
i5-4460 2929
+48.6%

Core i5-4460 outperforms Core i5-8250U by 49% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i5-8250U 5533
+15%
i5-4460 4813

Core i5-8250U outperforms Core i5-4460 by 15% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-8250U 17987
+5.2%
i5-4460 17098

Core i5-8250U outperforms Core i5-4460 by 5% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-8250U 6348
i5-4460 6350
+0%

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-8250U 8.06
+42.3%
i5-4460 11.47

Core i5-4460 outperforms Core i5-8250U by 42% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i5-8250U 6
+8.8%
i5-4460 5

Core i5-8250U outperforms Core i5-4460 by 9% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-8250U 562
+13.3%
i5-4460 496

Core i5-8250U outperforms Core i5-4460 by 13% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-8250U 143
+5.1%
i5-4460 136

Core i5-8250U outperforms Core i5-4460 by 5% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i5-8250U 1.64
+7.9%
i5-4460 1.52

Core i5-8250U outperforms Core i5-4460 by 8% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-8250U 3.5
+25%
i5-4460 2.8

Core i5-8250U outperforms Core i5-4460 by 25% in TrueCrypt AES.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-8250U 3991
+18%
i5-4460 3381

Core i5-8250U outperforms Core i5-4460 by 18% in WinRAR 4.0.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-8250U 32
i5-4460 34
+5.1%

Core i5-4460 outperforms Core i5-8250U by 5% in x264 encoding pass 2.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-8250U 138
i5-4460 165
+19.7%

Core i5-4460 outperforms Core i5-8250U by 20% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-8250U 12742
+24.9%
i5-4460 10203

Core i5-8250U outperforms Core i5-4460 by 25% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-8250U 3242
i5-4460 3292
+1.5%

Core i5-4460 outperforms Core i5-8250U by 2% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.98 3.16
Integrated graphics card 2.42 1.84
Recency 21 August 2017 1 June 2014
Threads 8 4
Cost $297 $182
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 84 Watt

The Core i5-8250U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-4460 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-8250U is a notebook processor while Core i5-4460 is a desktop one.


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