Intel Core i5-4460T vs Intel Pentium G4600

Core i5-4460T vs Pentium G4600 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Pentium G4600 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.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i5-4460T has significantly more cores than the Pentium G4600. Indeed, the Core i5-4460T has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Pentium G4600. But they both have the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Pentium G4600 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-4460T. A Core i5-4460T CPU outputs less heat than a Pentium G4600 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

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. For instance, the Core i5-4460T has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.