Processor · Intel · 2014

Intel Core i5-4460

In gaming terms, an older chip that limits most recent games. It outscores 28% of the 133 processors in our index and keeps graphics cards up to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 fully used at 1440p.

Index
36/100
Rank
#96
Cores / threads
4/4
Top speed
3.4 GHz
Power
84 W

Graphics cards that match it

Recent cards the Intel Core i5-4460 keeps fully used at 1440p without much processor to spare, by our bottleneck model.

Games it handles, by the processor requirement

Against the 191 released games whose publisher names a processor we can place.

  • 136 recommended processor or better 71%
  • 30 minimum only 16%
  • 26 below minimum 14%

Upcoming releases on the Intel Core i5-4460

Unreleased games whose publishers have already named a processor.

Recommended spec 2

Below minimum 12

Where the processor decides the frame rate

Games that lean on the CPU more than the graphics card, and where this chip lands against each.

Spec card

Maker
Intel
Released
2014
Cores
4
Threads
4
Base speed
3.2 GHz
Top speed
3.4 GHz
Rated power
84 W
Tier
D

The processors either side of it

Nearest in our index. Pick one to compare them directly.

Intel Core i5-4460: quick answers

Which graphics card suits the Intel Core i5-4460?

At 1440p it keeps a card up to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 fully used, by our bottleneck model. 13 desktop cards are an even match for it. A faster card than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 will spend time waiting on the processor, more so at 1080p.

Will the Intel Core i5-4460 run 2027 games?

Of the 16 upcoming games that name a processor, it meets the recommended one for 2, only the minimum for 2, and falls short of 12.

How many cores does the Intel Core i5-4460 have?

4 cores and 4 threads, with a top clock speed of 3.4 GHz.