AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-4460T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Core i5-4460T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Intel Core i5-4460T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 70% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 66.35°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3363 vs 1480
6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21866 vs 3636

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 66.35°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3363 vs 1480
PassMark - CPU mark	21866 vs 3636

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4460T

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4460T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3363

1480

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21866

3636

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Core i5-4460T
PassMark - Single thread mark	3363	1480
PassMark - CPU mark	21866	3636
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5608
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		546
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1665
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		52.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.291
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.373
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.895
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		977
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1428
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2611
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		977
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1428
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2611

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Core i5-4460T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Haswell
Launch date	5 Nov 2020	Q2'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$299
OPN PIB	100-100000065BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000065
Place in performance rating	661	2219
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i5-4460T
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	1.90 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	66.35°C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)