CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 6400 vs 4460 among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 6400
5.7
Core i5 4460
5.8
Core i5 4590
5.9
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 6400
7.1
Core i5 4460
9.1
Core i5 4590
9.4
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i5 6400
n.d.
Core i5 4460
n.d.
Core i5 4590
n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i5 6400
6.8
Core i5 4460
6.3
Core i5 4590
6.2
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i5 6400
5.3
Core i5 4460
5.2
Core i5 4590
5.2
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i5 6400
n.d.
Core i5 4460
10.0
Core i5 4590
9.8
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
9

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i5 6400
8.2
Core i5 4460
9.0
Core i5 4590
9.0

Winner
Intel Core i5 4460 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i5 4460  based on its single-core performance and value.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 6400

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Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm vs 22 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Significantly better CompuBench 1.5 T-Rex score 1.35 fps vs 1.01 fps Around 35% better CompuBench 1.5 T-Rex score
Lower typical power consumption 52.81W vs 68.25W Around 25% lower typical power consumption
Newer Jul, 2015 vs May, 2014 Release date over 1 years later
Lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year vs 20.24 $/year Around 25% lower annual home energy cost
Lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year vs 73.58 $/year Around 25% lower annual commercial energy cost
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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 4460

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Much better performance per dollar 4.26 pt/$ vs 0.98 pt/$ More than 4.2x better performance per dollar
Higher clock speed 3.2 GHz vs 2.7 GHz Around 20% higher clock speed
Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 9,739 vs 3,989.5 Around 2.5x better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score
Much better performance per watt 9.64 pt/W vs 2.82 pt/W Around 3.5x better performance per watt
Significantly better turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz vs 950 MHz More than 15% better turbo clock speed
Supports trusted computing Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 6400 vs 4460

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i5 6400
24.49 mHash/s
Core i5 4460
8.3 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

Core i5 6400
19.56 mPixels/s
Core i5 4460
15.21 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i5 6400
1.35 fps
Core i5 4460
1.01 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 6400
3,989.5
Core i5 4460
9,739

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 6400
2,428.5
Core i5 4460
3,086

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 6400
155.25 MB/s
Core i5 4460
4,300,000 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 6400
6,727
Core i5 4460
6,664

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 6400
1,832
Core i5 4460
1,946

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 6400  vs
4460 
Clock speed 2.7 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.3 GHz 3.4 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing No Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
F16C
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
EM64T
SSE
SSE4.1
FMA3
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 25,600 MB/s

details

 Core i5 6400  vs
4460 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 14 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 71°C Unknown - 72.72°C

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 530 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 350 MHz 350 MHz
Turbo clock speed 950 MHz 1,100 MHz

power consumption
TDP 65W 84W
Annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year 20.24 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year 73.58 $/year
Performance per watt 2.82 pt/W 9.64 pt/W
Typical power consumption 52.81W 68.25W
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Comments

Showing 9 comments.
Nenad Novakovic (01:24 AM, April 18, 2017)
Compare on game debate,4460 the winner!
Henrique Marrocos (02:49 AM, September 23, 2016)
Not even that!
Luke (04:23 PM, July 5, 2016)
This is totally wrong the passmark score for the 6400 should be higher
Keira (01:56 PM, May 16, 2016)
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection) why so different?! It looks like error in benchmarking process.
Cattman (11:25 AM, April 19, 2016)
the passmark score is worng. I Just tested my i5-6400 and it scores at 6742 points. please fix this.
Oltean (05:21 PM, January 5, 2016)
I think that PassMark score has an error...
LogicalThinker (02:18 AM, December 29, 2015)
Thanks, good to know! Also glad I'm not the only geek looking at this.
maximus buckley (02:16 AM, December 29, 2015)
the passmark scores are totaly wrong
Hatsune Vocaloid Miku (11:25 PM, December 28, 2015)
Are you sure that's the PassMark score for 6400 single core?
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