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IntelBX80646I54590
$188
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2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.5GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q2 2014.

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 $188 

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

Effective Speed 
+15%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 187,993 user samples
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36,627 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 68% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 34% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 34% Great: 68%
SPEED RANK: 684th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
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: 535th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		55.2 % 63.5 % Faster effective speed.
+15%
Average Score 
+20%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		73.3 Pts 76.9 Pts +5%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		85.3 Pts 90.6 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+6%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		150 Pts 178 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+19%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		216 Pts 287 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+33%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		223 Pts 307 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+38%
Overclocked Score 
+15%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92 Pts +0% 91.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		99.5 Pts 100 Pts +1%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		180 Pts 196 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+9%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		267 Pts 350 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+31%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		267 Pts 361 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+35%
Value & Sentiment 
+127%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.05 % 0.35 % Hugely higher market share.
+600%
Value
Value For Money 		93.4 % Much better value.
+32% 		70.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 62 % More popular.
+17%
Price
Price (score) 		$41 Much cheaper.
+78% 		$188
Nice To Haves 
+15%
Age
Newest 		121 Months 119 Months +2%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		54 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+36% 		84 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		2 cores 4 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm 22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.5 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6% 		3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.5 GHz 3.7 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+6%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		267 Pts 361 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+35%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		226 Pts 309 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+37%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1150 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4400 HD 4600
Cache
Cache 		3 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$117.00 $192.00 - $202.00
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification 		PCG 2013C PCG 2013D
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4400 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		No 2.0
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		No Yes
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

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 55.2%
Average Bench 63.5%
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The Intel Core i3-4150 is successor to the i3-4130 2013 Haswell processor. Looking at the 4150 and 4130 side-by-side shows that the only difference between the two processors is a 100 MHz base clock increase from 3.4 GHz on the older 4130 to 3.5 GHz on the newer 4150. The marginal 2.9% clock speed increase brings an equally marginal performance boost. Despite the academic performance gain over it's predecessor, thanks to its excellent single-core performance, the i3-4150 is still an extremely capable desktop CPU and will handle the vast majority of regular desktop computing without breaking a sweat. Coupling the i3-4150 with a discrete GPU will satisfy all but the toughest of gaming requirements. Only the lower powered but significantly cheaper Pentium G's offer better value for money. [Jun '14 CPUPro]

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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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