IntelBX80662I56400
IntelBX80646I54590
$188

4 Cores, 4 Threads @2.7GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q3 2015.

 $188 

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.3GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 322,823 user samples
171,457 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 71% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 39% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 39% Great: 71%
SPEED RANK: 566th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
151,366 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 73% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 45% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 45% Great: 73%
SPEED RANK: 526th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
60.8 % 63.5 % +4%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
75.2 Pts 76.9 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
84.6 Pts 90.6 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+7%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
166 Pts 178 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+7%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
267 Pts 287 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+7%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
286 Pts 307 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+7%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
86.8 Pts 91.7 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+6%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
96.1 Pts 100 Pts +4%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
189 Pts 196 Pts +4%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
335 Pts 350 Pts +4%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
344 Pts 361 Pts +5%
Market Share
Based on 67,743,800 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.39 % Higher market share.
+22%
0.32 %
Value
Value For Money
85.9 % Better value.
+22%
70.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
55 % 61 % More popular.
+11%
Price
Price (score)
$79 Much cheaper.
+58%
$188
Age
Newest
103 Months More recent.
+12%
117 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts More energy efficient.
+23%
84 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
2.7 GHz 3.3 GHz Faster base frequency.
+22%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.3 GHz 3.7 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+12%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
346 Pts 361 Pts +4%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
288 Pts 309 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+7%
Series
CPU Architecture
Skylake Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 530 HD 4600
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'15 Q2'14
Lithography
Lithography
14 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$182.00 - $187.00 $192.00 - $202.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz 3.7 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
8 GT/s DMI3 5 GT/s DMI2
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2015C (65W) PCG 2013D
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
64 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 530 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics Output
Graphics Output
eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
950 MHz 1.15 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory
64 GB 2 GB
Graphics and IMC Lithography
Graphics and IMC Lithography
14 nm 22 nm
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
No Yes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
3.0 Up to 3.0

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The Intel Core i5-4590 is a slightly upgraded version of the i5-4570. The two processors are identical apart from a 100 MHz increase in base and turbo frequencies. Needless to say the two processors have almost identical effective speeds which is a little disappointing as Intel has simply re-released a near identical product. From a value for money perspective the 4590 does fare reasonably well although it probably has more multi-core horsepower than most use cases demand. For the majority of users, at stock clocks, the G3258 provides comparable performance but with a few simple BIOS adjustments the G3258 can be clocked up to 4.3 GHz where, even at half the price, it destroys the i5-4570 in single and dual core workloads. [Sep '14 CPUPro]

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