Intel Core i5-10400 vs Intel Core i5-4460

Core i5-10400 vs Core i5-4460 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-10400 performs better than the Core i5-4460. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-4460 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i5-10400 has significantly more cores than the Core i5-4460. Indeed, the Core i5-10400 has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i5-4460. It also has more threads than the Core i5-4460. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-4460 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-10400. Despite this, the Core i5-10400 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-10400 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-4460 CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core i5-10400 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-4460. The Core i5-10400 also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-10400 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.