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IntelBX80646I54590
$188
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2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.7 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

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▲ 616,291 ▼
 $188 

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

Effective Speed 
+11%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 199,544 user samples
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Best Bench: 69% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 39% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 39% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 656th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 41%
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: 539th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		56.9 % 63.5 % Faster effective speed.
+11%
Average Score 
+15%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		75.2 Pts 76.9 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		90 Pts 90.6 Pts +1%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		157 Pts 178 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+13%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		224 Pts 287 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+28%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		233 Pts 307 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+32%
Overclocked Score 
+10%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.8 Pts +1% 91.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		105 Pts +5% 100 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		191 Pts 196 Pts +3%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		282 Pts 350 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+24%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		281 Pts 361 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+28%
Value & Sentiment 
+114%
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 		118 % Much better value.
+66% 		70.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % 61 % More popular.
+13%
Price
Price (score) 		$20 Hugely cheaper.
+89% 		$188
Nice To Haves 
+17%
Age
Newest 		109+ Months Slightly more recent.
+8% 		119 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		282 Pts 361 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+28%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		235 Pts 309 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+31%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'15 Q2'14
Cache
Cache 		3 MB 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 56.9%
Average Bench 63.5%
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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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