Intel Core i9-10900T vs Intel Core i5-4460

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-10900T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-4460
Intel Core i9-10900T Intel Core i5-4460

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-10900T or Intel Core i5-4460 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i9-10900T has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10900T was released in Q2/2020.

The Intel Core i5-4460 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4460 was released in Q2/2014.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Core i5 (328)
Intel Core i 10000 (43) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
10 Generation 4
Comet Lake S Architecture Haswell S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i9-9900T Predecessor --
Intel Core i9-11900T Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-10900T has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-10900T is 1.90 GHz (4.60 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-4460 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-4460 is at 3.20 GHz (3.40 GHz).

Intel Core i9-10900T Characteristic Intel Core i5-4460
10 Cores 4
20 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
4.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.30 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i9-10900T Characteristic Intel Core i5-4460
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-10900T or Intel Core i5-4460 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 7.5
14 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 20
192 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-10900T can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 45.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-4460 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Core i9-10900T Characteristic Intel Core i5-4460
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3-1600
128 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
45.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
20.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-10900T is 35 W, while the Intel Core i5-4460 has a TDP of 84 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i9-10900T Characteristic Intel Core i5-4460
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 84 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-10900T is manufactured in 14 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-4460 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i9-10900T Characteristic Intel Core i5-4460
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1200 Socket LGA 1150
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q2/2014
439 $ Release price 187 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-10900T Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
1279 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4460 Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
794 (62%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-10900T Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz
8743 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4460 Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
2722 (31%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i9-10900T Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
1710 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4460 Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1027 (60%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i9-10900T Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz
7476 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4460 Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3161 (42%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-10900T Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
469 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4460 Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
325 (69%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-10900T Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz
4768 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4460 Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1177 (25%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i9-10900T Intel Core i9-10900T
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4460 Intel Core i5-4460
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.10 GHz
352 (76%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i9-10900T Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz
15149 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4460 Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
4861 (32%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-10900T Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
201 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4460 Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
132 (66%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-10900T Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz
2136 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4460 Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
477 (22%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i9-10900T Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4460 Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
353 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i9-10900T Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4460 Intel Core i5-4460
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1369 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-10900T Intel Core i5-4460
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