Intel Core i5-4460 vs Intel Core i5-10210U

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i5-4460 vs Intel Core i5-10210U and see which is better for games or normal use for programming, rendering, streaming, video editing, machine learning. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, Blender, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, Blender, SuperPi, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, AIDA64, 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, PassMark, PCMark 10.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Halo Infinite
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Valheim
Fallout 76
Death Stranding
DOOM: Eternal
Watch Dogs Legion
Grand Theft Auto V
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Rainbow Six Siege
Fortnite
Cyberpunk 2077
Borderlands 3
Valorant
Last Man Standing
Red Dead Redemption 2
Overwatch
Assassin's Creed Valhalla

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10210U or Intel Core i5-4460.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-4460

51%

Core i5-10210U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-4460

51%

Core i5-10210U

52%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.0	92.2
Valorant	103.4	104.8
Cyberpunk 2077	57.9	58.7
Apex Legends	97.2	98.5
Call of Duty Warzone	77.6	78.6
Overwatch	83.8	84.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.4	72.3
DOOM Eternal	51.7	52.4
Warzone	80.7	81.7
Assassin's Creed	86.9	88.0
Valheim	85.8	87.0

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-4460

34%

Core i5-10210U

243%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-10210U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-4460 since it has less power consumption: 84W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-4460	Intel Core i5-10210U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	132	168
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	477	567
Cinbench 20 Single-core	325	426
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1177	1206
Cinbench 23 Single-core	714	883
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2716	3462

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-4460	Intel Core i5-10210U
Single-Core	1877	2254
Multi-Core	4794	6569

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-4460	Intel Core i5-10210U
Single-Core	881	1094
Multi-Core	2955	4116

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-4460	Intel Core i5-10210U
Announcement date	April 01, 2014	April 01, 2019
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	LGA1150	FCBGA1528
Core name	Haswell	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	4	10
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	3.2 MHz	1.6 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	84 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133, LPDDR4-2933
Max. Memory	32 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	6 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-4460 is 50% better than Core i5-10210U in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-4460 is better: 2
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10210U is better: 30
Although it should be understood that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-4460 and Intel Core i5-10210U before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• Intel Core i5-4460 specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-10210U specs and review.