IntelBX80662I56600
IntelBX80646I54590
$188

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.3GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q3 2015.

 $188 

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 232,054 user samples
80,688 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 77% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 47% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 47% Great: 77%
SPEED RANK: 452nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
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
67.6 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+6%
63.5 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
78.7 Pts +2% 76.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
100 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+10%
90.6 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
201 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+13%
178 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
324 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+13%
287 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
345 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+12%
307 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
90.9 Pts 91.7 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
112 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+12%
100 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
222 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+13%
196 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
399 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+14%
350 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
412 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+14%
361 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,742,730 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.18 % 0.33 % Hugely higher market share.
+83%
Value
Value For Money
83 % Better value.
+17%
70.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
63 % +3% 61 %
Price
Price (score)
$132 Cheaper.
+30%
$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
3.3 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.9 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+5%
3.7 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
414 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+15%
361 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
350 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+13%
309 Pts
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
$213.00 - $224.00 $192.00 - $202.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.9 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 Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory
64 GB 2 GB
Graphics and IMC Lithography
Graphics and IMC Lithography
14 nm 22 nm
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI
Yes No
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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