Intel Core i5-3230M vs Intel Core i5-4460T

Core i5-3230M vs Core i5-4460T comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-3230M performs better than the Core i5-4460T. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-4460T in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i5-4460T has significantly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Core i5-3230M that has 2 cores. But they both have the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i5-3230M has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i5-4460T. Also, the Core i5-3230M has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i5-3230M has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.