Intel Core i5-8259U vs Intel Core i5-4460

Core i5-8259U vs Core i5-4460 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-8259U performs better than the Core i5-4460. Despite this, the Core i5-4460 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i5-8259U has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-4460 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-8259U. Despite this, the Core i5-8259U has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-8259U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-4460 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. When comparing cache sizes, these CPUs have an identical amount of L2 cache and L3 cache.

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 i5-8259U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.