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$194
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$110
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 $194 

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.2GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q2 2014.

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▲ 521,419 ▼
 $110 

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.6GHz, Bulldozer.
Release date: Q4 2011.

Effective Speed 
+21%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 277,874 user samples
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245,403 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 72% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 46% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 46% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 544th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
32,471 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 58% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 39% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 39% Great: 58%
SPEED RANK: 757th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		62.1 % Faster effective speed.
+21% 		51.4 %
Average Score 
+54%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		78.6 Pts +2% 76.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		83.8 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+50% 		55.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		164 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+65% 		99.2 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		263 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+72% 		153 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		281 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+78% 		158 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+47%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.8 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+8% 		84.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		92.4 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+39% 		66.5 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		181 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+46% 		124 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		325 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+70% 		191 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		331 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+72% 		192 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+917%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.38 % Insanely higher market share.
+3,700% 		0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		68.6 % +3% 66.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		57 % Slightly more popular.
+10% 		52 %
Price
Price (score) 		$194 $110 Much cheaper.
+43%
Nice To Haves 
+21%
Age
Newest 		120 Months More recent.
+21% 		151 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		84 Watts More energy efficient.
+12% 		95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+31% 		32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.2 GHz 3.6 GHz Faster base frequency.
+12%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.4 GHz 3.8 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+12%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		333 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+71% 		195 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		283 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+78% 		159 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell Bulldozer
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1150 AM3+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4600 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 62.1%
Average Bench 51.4%
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The Intel Core i5-4460 is a slightly upgraded version of Intel's 2013 Haswell i5-4440. Comparing the i5-4460 and i5-4440 shows that the only change is an increase in both base and turbo frequencies from 3.4 to 3.5 GHz. In terms of effective speed the 4460 is exactly on a par with the average of the top ten user rated CPUs, not a bad result for an i5. Thanks to its four cores the 4460 is can easily deal with the vast majority of desktop computing (email, web browsing, word processing etc.). In fact this model is probably overpowered for the majority of users. Most users wont require the multi-core capabilities that the 4460 offers and will do better to choose a lower powered and cheaper CPU. [Jun '14 CPUPro]

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The AMD FX-4100 is an inexpensive entry level quad-core processor. It was released in Q4 of 2011 and at the time was AMD’s budget chip on its latest Bulldozer architecture. Its base clock speed of 3.6 GHz boosts to 3.8 GHz in turbo mode and with appropriate cooling can be over-clocked to speeds of 4.9 GHz. Even though these numbers appear impressive, the real world effective speed only averages 59. This should be fine for general computing and even gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. It’s the FX-4100’s single-core performance which lets it down when compared to similarly priced Intel processors such as the Core i3-3225. Since the majority of daily computing relies single core performance typical desktop users will find better value elsewhere. [Nov '14 CPUPro]

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