Intel Core i5-4460S vs AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-4460S and AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Core i5-4460S

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4460S

Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4

Number of cores	6 vs 4

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-4460S
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)

Name	Intel Core i5-4460S	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)
PassMark - Single thread mark	1853
PassMark - CPU mark	4625
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	737
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2344
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1076
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1887
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3146
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1076
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1887
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3146
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.563
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		15.951
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.726

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-4460S	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Thuban
Launch date	Q2'14	May 2010
Place in performance rating	1499	3261
Processor Number	i5-4460S
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.35°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4
Die size		346 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count		904 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR3
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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)