IntelBX80646I54590
$188
AMDAD680KWOHLBOX
 $188 

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

4 Cores, 4 Threads @4.1GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q2 2013.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 162,661 user samples
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
11,295 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 61% Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 39% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 39% Great: 61%
SPEED RANK: 753rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
63.5 % Faster effective speed.
+23%
51.5 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
76.9 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8%
71 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
90.6 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+36%
66.6 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
178 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+48%
120 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
287 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+54%
186 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
307 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+62%
190 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91.7 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+6%
86.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
100 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+29%
77.3 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
196 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+34%
146 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
350 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+58%
222 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
361 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+63%
222 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,719,158 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.35 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
0 %
Value
Value For Money
70.7 % Much better value.
+58%
44.6 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
61 % More popular.
+13%
54 %
Price
Price (score)
$188 Much cheaper.
+60%
$467
Age
Newest
117 Months Slightly more recent.
+10%
130 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
84 Watts More energy efficient.
+16%
100 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+31%
32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.3 GHz 4.1 GHz Faster base frequency.
+24%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.7 GHz 4.4 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+19%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
361 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+62%
223 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
309 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+62%
191 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell Piledriver
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1150 FM2
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4600 8670D
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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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The AMD A10-6800K is a Black Edition quad-core Richland APU based on second generation Bulldozer micro-architecture (codenamed Piledriver) launched in Q2 2013. It features Cayman-derived Integrated HD 8670 Graphics which are a marginal improvement on the Radeon HD 7660D graphics featured in the A10-6800K’s predecessor: the A10-5800K and which outperform the integrated graphics on comparable Intel Core i3 and i5 chips. The A10-6800K has a clock speed of 4.0 GHz, which automatically turbo boosts to 4.4 GHz when needed and can further be overclocked to 5.0 GHz on air cooling. The A10-6800K scores an effective speed of 73 which is okay, but compared to the similarly aged and priced i3-4130, it lacks in single-threaded performance. The A10-6800K is a good choice for those wanting reasonable CPU performance and integrated graphics on a budget. [Dec '14 CPUPro]

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