IntelBX80677I37320
$157
IntelBX80646I54590
$188
 $157 

2 Cores, 4 Threads @4.1GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date: Q1 2017.

 $188 

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 151,789 user samples
423 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 79% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 62% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Poor: 62% Great: 79%
SPEED RANK: 343rd / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
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
73.2 % Faster effective speed.
+15%
63.5 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
89.2 Pts Lower memory latency.
+16%
76.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
121 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+34%
90.6 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
216 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+21%
178 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
332 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+16%
287 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
336 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+9%
307 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.4 Pts +4% 91.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
131 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+31%
100 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
249 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+27%
196 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
366 Pts +5% 350 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
366 Pts +1% 361 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,170,204 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.34 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money
85.7 % Better value.
+21%
70.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 62 % More popular.
+19%
Price
Price (score)
$157 Cheaper.
+16%
$188
Age
Newest
90 Months More recent.
+25%
120 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
51 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+39%
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
4.1 GHz Faster base frequency.
+24%
3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.1 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+11%
3.7 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
366 Pts +1% 361 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
339 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+10%
309 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Kaby Lake Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 630 HD 4600
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'17 Q2'14
Cache
Cache
4 MB 6 MB SmartCache
Lithography
Lithography
14 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$157.00 $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
DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 630 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
350.00 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory
64 GB 2 GB
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
Yes No
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI
Yes No
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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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