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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $187
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4460 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4460 is 1218 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600S
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-4460 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4460 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4460
- Performs up to 14% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-2600S - 165 vs 145 FPS
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i7-2600S - $64.04 vs $235.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i7-2600S - $0.39 vs $1.62 per FPS
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
145
87.87878787878788%
Value, $/FPS
$1.62/FPS
24.074074074074073%
Price, $
$235
27%
Intel Core i7-2600S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600S
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In Stock
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Core i5-4460
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
FPS
165
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$64.04
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4460 LGA 1150 CPU - BX80646I54460
Buy for $64.04 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 9 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-4460
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
583
55.47098001902949%
Multi-Core
1811
61.85109289617486%
Intel Core i7-2600S | vs | Intel Core i5-4460 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | May 11th, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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