IntelBX80662I36300
IntelBX80646I54590
$188

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.8GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q4 2015.

 $188 

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 155,038 user samples
3,672 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 75% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 52% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 52% Great: 75%
SPEED RANK: 476th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
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: 538th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
66.7 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+5%
63.5 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
83.3 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8%
76.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
107 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+18%
90.6 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
189 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+6%
178 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
290 Pts +1% 287 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
297 Pts 307 Pts +3%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
93.8 Pts +2% 91.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
121 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+21%
100 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
223 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+14%
196 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
335 Pts 350 Pts +4%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
334 Pts 361 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+8%
Market Share
Based on 68,148,289 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.33 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money
110 % Much better value.
+56%
70.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 62 % More popular.
+19%
Price
Price (score)
$44 Much cheaper.
+76%
$188
Age
Newest
104 Months More recent.
+13%
119 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
47 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+44%
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
14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.8 GHz Faster base frequency.
+15%
3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.8 GHz +3% 3.7 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
335 Pts 361 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+8%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
299 Pts 309 Pts +3%
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
Cache
Cache
4 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Lithography
Lithography
14 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$138.00 - $147.00 $192.00 - $202.00
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
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡
Yes No
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
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
No 2.0
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
Yes No
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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