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Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-4460S can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1150

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.4 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460S CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 28.89

Overall Rank:
2083rd fastest in multithreading out of 5039 CPUs
1804th fastest in single threading out of 5039 CPUs
585th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $159.95 USD (2022-11-27)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4622
Single Thread Rating
1853

Samples: 524*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,604
Thread: 1,920

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math13,569 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math10,295 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting8,782 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,148 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression65,277 KBytes/Sec
Physics363 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions5,485 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,853 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Lenovo Ideacentre 300s Slim Desktop (Intel Core i5-4460s Processor 2.9GHz up to 3.4GHz, 8 GB DDR3 RAM, 1 TB HDD, Windows 10) Lenovo Ideacentre 300s Slim Desktop (Intel Core i5-4460s Processor 2.9GHz up to 3.4GHz, 8 GB DDR3 RAM, 1 TB HDD, Windows 10) $497.88
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,757
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,335
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,492
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,126
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,717
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,146
Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz
4,622
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
224.27
Intel Core i9-13900K
108.61
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.33
Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz
28.89
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
NA
Intel Core i9-12900K
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,564
Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz
1,853
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2498225 - Mar 21 2025
4717
BL2489128 - Mar 18 2025
4656
BL2468115 - Mar 09 2025
4860
BL2463626 - Mar 07 2025
2987
BL2463457 - Mar 07 2025
5017
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz
4,622
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4460S
5,235 (+13.3%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-4460S
5,022 (+8.7%)
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4460S
4,369 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i5-4440S @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-4460S
4,332 (-6.3%)
Intel Core i5-4590T @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4460S
4,060 (-12.1%)
Intel Core i3-4360 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4460S
3,655 (-20.9%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-4460S
3,393 (-26.6%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4460S
4,101 (-11.3%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i5-4460S
3,544 (-23.3%)
AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-4460S
5,065 (+9.6%)
Intel Core i5-3340 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-4460S
4,231 (-8.5%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-4460S
4,128 (-10.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,190
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,360
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,824
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,702
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,533
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
9,449
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,431
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
9,328
Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz
564