CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4710HQ vs 4460 among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 4710HQ
6.0
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 i7 4710HQ
9.0
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 i7 4710HQ
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 i7 4710HQ
6.3
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 i7 4710HQ
5.5
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 i7 4710HQ
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 i7 4710HQ
8.5
Core i5 4460
9.0
Core i5 4590
9.0

Winner
Intel Core i7 4710HQ 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 4710HQ  based on its performance and power consumption.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
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Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 62.7 vs 59.6 More than 5% better 3DMark06 CPU score
Much better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score 15.16 mHash/s vs 8.3 mHash/s Around 85% better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score
Significantly lower typical power consumption 38.19W vs 68.25W Around 45% lower typical power consumption
Much better performance per watt 15.91 pt/W vs 9.64 pt/W More than 65% better performance per watt
Better turbo clock speed 1,200 MHz vs 1,100 MHz Around 10% better turbo clock speed
More threads 8 vs 4 Twice as many threads
Higher GPU clock speed 400 MHz vs 350 MHz Around 15% higher GPU clock speed
Better PassMark score 7,814 vs 6,664 More than 15% better PassMark score
Significantly lower annual home energy cost 11.32 $/year vs 20.24 $/year Around 45% lower annual home energy cost
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 41.17 $/year vs 73.58 $/year Around 45% lower annual commercial energy cost
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Higher clock speed 3.2 GHz vs 2.5 GHz Around 30% higher clock speed
Much better performance per dollar 4.26 pt/$ vs 1.98 pt/$ Around 2.2x better performance per dollar
Supports trusted computing Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 4710HQ vs i5 4460

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 4710HQ
15.16 mHash/s
Core i5 4460
8.3 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 4710HQ
1.21 fps
Core i5 4460
1.01 fps

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 4710HQ
2,660
Core i5 4460
2,982

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 4710HQ
2,949
Core i5 4460
3,209

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 4710HQ
6,481
Core i5 4460
6,176

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4710HQ
11,199
Core i5 4460
9,739

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4710HQ
2,953
Core i5 4460
3,086

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4710HQ
3,830,000 MB/s
Core i5 4460
4,300,000 MB/s

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 4710HQ  vs
i5 4460 
Clock speed 2.5 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.5 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
DDR3L-1333
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 25,600 MB/s

details

 Core i7 4710HQ  vs
i5 4460 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 8 4
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 400 MHz 350 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,200 MHz 1,100 MHz

power consumption
TDP 47W 84W
Annual home energy cost 11.32 $/year 20.24 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 41.17 $/year 73.58 $/year
Performance per watt 15.91 pt/W 9.64 pt/W
Typical power consumption 38.19W 68.25W
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