Intel Core i5-4460S vs AMD A12-9700P

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-4460S and AMD A12-9700P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4460S

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1853 vs 1217
  • Around 91% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4625 vs 2424
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1076 vs 1030
  • Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1887 vs 1596
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1076 vs 1030
  • Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1887 vs 1596
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1853 vs 1217
PassMark - CPU mark 4625 vs 2424
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1076 vs 1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1887 vs 1596
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1076 vs 1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1887 vs 1596

Reasons to consider the AMD A12-9700P

  • Around 26% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 71.35°C
  • 4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1934 vs 737
  • Around 85% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4344 vs 2344
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 4124 vs 3146
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 4124 vs 3146
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 71.35°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1934 vs 737
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4344 vs 2344
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4124 vs 3146
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4124 vs 3146

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-4460S
CPU 2: AMD A12-9700P

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1853
1217
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4625
2424
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
737
1934
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2344
4344
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1076
1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1887
1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3146
4124
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1076
1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1887
1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3146
4124
Name Intel Core i5-4460S AMD A12-9700P
PassMark - Single thread mark 1853 1217
PassMark - CPU mark 4625 2424
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 737 1934
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2344 4344
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1076 1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1887 1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3146 4124
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1076 1030
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1887 1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3146 4124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 104.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.129
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 14.759
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 50.779

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-4460S AMD A12-9700P

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Bristol Ridge
Launch date Q2'14 1 June 2016
Place in performance rating 1499 1511
Processor Number i5-4460S
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors AMD A12-Series APU for Laptops
Status Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Laptop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AM970PADY44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.90 GHz 2.5 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 71.35°C 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
Die size 250 mm
L2 cache 2 MB
Number of GPU cores 6
Transistor count 3100 Million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V DDR4
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz

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 AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency 758 MHz
iGPU core count 6
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

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 12
OpenGL 4.3
Vulkan

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013C
Configurable TDP 12-15 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 8
PCI Express revision Up to 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

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)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)