Comparing Intel's i5 4460 and i5 650: A Look at Performance and Value

The world of computer hardware is constantly evolving, with new components emerging every year. However, sometimes it's worth taking a closer look at older models to see if they still have value today. In this article, we'll be comparing two CPUs that launched in different years but share some similarities: the Intel i5 4460 and the i5 650.

The i5 4460 is a four-core, four-thread processor with a clock speed of 3.2 GHz. It's a socket 1150 CPU that was launched in early 2014 and can be found for around $30 on the used market, depending on the motherboard it comes with. In contrast, the i5 650 has two cores and four threads, also at a clock speed of 3.2 GHz, but is a socket 1156 CPU that launched four years earlier in 2010. Both CPUs were priced similarly new around $180 according to Intel's website.

We recently purchased both processors with a GTX 1060 graphics card and 8GB of DDR3 memory, but the only difference in our test today was the motherboard. We're going to put the i5 4460 through its paces and see how it performs compared to the i5 650.

First up is Metro: Last Light Redux at 1080p with high settings. Our i5 4460 managed to hit an average of 130 FPS on this level, which is a very nice result. The i5 650 saw a slight decrease in frames, but still managed to hit 99 FPS, which is also a great performance for a seven-year-old processor.

Next up is Fallout 4, with some tweaks to the gameplay settings to see if the game could stick to a frame rate of 60 FPS with both processors. The i5 4460 performed almost constantly at this frame rate even with ultra settings preset enabled, while the i5 650 saw a few more drops in frames but nothing significant.

We also tested Watch Dogs: 2 with medium graphics settings and the i5 4460 managed to hit an average of 65 FPS, which is a very decent experience. The i5 650 also performed well, hitting 46 FPS on average, although this was partly due to the presence of some anti-aliasing techniques that can help smooth out frame rates.

Finally, we tested Team Fortress 2 at high graphics settings and 1080p, where both processors managed to hit an average of over 100 FPS. This is a great result for a seven-year-old processor, although it's worth noting that the i5 4460 may start to show signs of aging in terms of performance as time goes on.

So, which one should you buy? If budget is no concern and you want the latest and greatest CPU, then the i5 650 is the clear choice. However, if you're looking for a more affordable option that still offers great performance, the i5 4460 is definitely worth considering. With its hyper-threading technology, it may be able to handle games and applications that require quad cores without too much difficulty.

One thing to keep in mind is that the i5 4460 is a socket 1150 CPU, which may make it more difficult or expensive to find an older motherboard. However, this shouldn't present too much of a bottleneck if you're planning on upgrading your graphics card to something like the GTX 1060.

In conclusion, both the Intel i5 4460 and i5 650 are capable processors that can still offer great performance today. The newer i5 650 is definitely the better choice if budget is no concern, but the older i5 4460 is still worth considering for those looking for a more affordable option.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello everyone and welcome to another video now this is my i5 4460 I got this pretty cheap used at a cost of ninety pounds or about one hundred and twelve dollars it retails on average at 170 pounds or about the same in dollars this is my i5 650 that I bought as part of a motherboard bundle for 60 pounds a while back but on its own it can be found used for 30 pounds and about the same in dollars - which in my opinion makes it a pretty good deal despite its age today we're going to be comparing these two CPUs to see just how much performance difference varies between them and whether or not the older one of the two is still worth buying so the i5 4460 has four cores four threads and is clocked at 3.2 gigahertz it's a socket 1150 CPU that launched in early 2014 the i5 650 has two cores and four threads and is also clocked at 3.2 gearheads it launched four years earlier in 2010 and is a socket 1156 CPU both launched at a similar price new around 180 dollars according to intel's website we've paid both of these with a gtx 1060 and eight gigabytes of ddr3 the only difference with our test today is the motherboards so let's get into some games and check out the differences to keep things simple the gameplay on screen will be from the i5 4460 but we'll put the results from the i5 650 on screen at the end of each clip - to give you a clear idea of the average and minimum fps first up it's Metro last light Redux at 1080p with high settings with this specific level our i5 4460 allowed us to hit 130 FPS on average which is a very nice result for comparison the i5 650 saw a slight decrease in frames as expected but we still saw 99 here on the same level which of course is still a nice result so next up which I fallout 4 but do things a little bit differently we kept the games stock frame rate limiter enabled here which keeps things at 60 just to see if the game could stick to this number with both processes with the 4460 gameplay that you see here the FPS was pretty much almost constant even with the ultra settings preset enabled and the same goes for our eye 5 6 52 there were a few more drops here in there but nothing significant I'd say that any card better than the 1060 would cause a more significant bottleneck for the older i-5 but if you wanted to upgrade your system slowly you could happily pair these two components and have a great gaming experience watchdogs 2 now and we went for the medium preset to try and eliminate as much data as possible which is actually next to impossible with this game we also had sx a a + 2 x ms AAA on here to try and find a nice balance between performance and graphical fidelity and with the i5 4460 we saw 65 FPS on average a very decent experience even ri5 650 hit 46 and again proved to be a very playable experience aside from the two less caused must be the hyper threading that helps out here finally it's the turn of Team Fortress 2 a less demanding game but a very popular one nonetheless you shouldn't expect too much of a difference here in terms of playability because the frame rate sits quite high anyway with the highest settings and 1080p again we saw 150 frames on average with our 44 60 and still way over 100 with the 650 overall the older I 5 in my opinion is still a pretty decent processor especially for the price bear in mind that as a dual core it may start to present imitations quite soon but it seems that thanks to the hyper threading it's still capable of running games and should have no problem with those that require quad cores as an 1156 socket CPU it may be a little harder or a little more expensive to acquire an older motherboard it will still be cheaper than the 4460 on its own it's no surprise that the newer I 5 performed better and it's definitely the one to buy if you can afford to do so but it's nice to see how the now seven year old processor can hold up so well and if you are planning on upgrading your graphics card to something like a 1060 it shouldn't present too much of a bottleneck either so guys thank you so much for watching this video I hope you enjoyed it I got the idea because my i-5 650 was just sitting there and my 4460 is of course the one that I use in my daily system and I thought why not compare the two so as I say I hope you enjoyed the video leave a like if you did dislike it if you didn't subscribe to the channel if you haven't done so already and hopefully obviously all of you in the next videohello everyone and welcome to another video now this is my i5 4460 I got this pretty cheap used at a cost of ninety pounds or about one hundred and twelve dollars it retails on average at 170 pounds or about the same in dollars this is my i5 650 that I bought as part of a motherboard bundle for 60 pounds a while back but on its own it can be found used for 30 pounds and about the same in dollars - which in my opinion makes it a pretty good deal despite its age today we're going to be comparing these two CPUs to see just how much performance difference varies between them and whether or not the older one of the two is still worth buying so the i5 4460 has four cores four threads and is clocked at 3.2 gigahertz it's a socket 1150 CPU that launched in early 2014 the i5 650 has two cores and four threads and is also clocked at 3.2 gearheads it launched four years earlier in 2010 and is a socket 1156 CPU both launched at a similar price new around 180 dollars according to intel's website we've paid both of these with a gtx 1060 and eight gigabytes of ddr3 the only difference with our test today is the motherboards so let's get into some games and check out the differences to keep things simple the gameplay on screen will be from the i5 4460 but we'll put the results from the i5 650 on screen at the end of each clip - to give you a clear idea of the average and minimum fps first up it's Metro last light Redux at 1080p with high settings with this specific level our i5 4460 allowed us to hit 130 FPS on average which is a very nice result for comparison the i5 650 saw a slight decrease in frames as expected but we still saw 99 here on the same level which of course is still a nice result so next up which I fallout 4 but do things a little bit differently we kept the games stock frame rate limiter enabled here which keeps things at 60 just to see if the game could stick to this number with both processes with the 4460 gameplay that you see here the FPS was pretty much almost constant even with the ultra settings preset enabled and the same goes for our eye 5 6 52 there were a few more drops here in there but nothing significant I'd say that any card better than the 1060 would cause a more significant bottleneck for the older i-5 but if you wanted to upgrade your system slowly you could happily pair these two components and have a great gaming experience watchdogs 2 now and we went for the medium preset to try and eliminate as much data as possible which is actually next to impossible with this game we also had sx a a + 2 x ms AAA on here to try and find a nice balance between performance and graphical fidelity and with the i5 4460 we saw 65 FPS on average a very decent experience even ri5 650 hit 46 and again proved to be a very playable experience aside from the two less caused must be the hyper threading that helps out here finally it's the turn of Team Fortress 2 a less demanding game but a very popular one nonetheless you shouldn't expect too much of a difference here in terms of playability because the frame rate sits quite high anyway with the highest settings and 1080p again we saw 150 frames on average with our 44 60 and still way over 100 with the 650 overall the older I 5 in my opinion is still a pretty decent processor especially for the price bear in mind that as a dual core it may start to present imitations quite soon but it seems that thanks to the hyper threading it's still capable of running games and should have no problem with those that require quad cores as an 1156 socket CPU it may be a little harder or a little more expensive to acquire an older motherboard it will still be cheaper than the 4460 on its own it's no surprise that the newer I 5 performed better and it's definitely the one to buy if you can afford to do so but it's nice to see how the now seven year old processor can hold up so well and if you are planning on upgrading your graphics card to something like a 1060 it shouldn't present too much of a bottleneck either so guys thank you so much for watching this video I hope you enjoyed it I got the idea because my i-5 650 was just sitting there and my 4460 is of course the one that I use in my daily system and I thought why not compare the two so as I say I hope you enjoyed the video leave a like if you did dislike it if you didn't subscribe to the channel if you haven't done so already and hopefully obviously all of you in the next video\n"