IntelBX80646I54590
$188
IntelBX80677I37300
 $188 

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

2 Cores, 4 Threads @4.0GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date: Q1 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 152,934 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: 525th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
1,568 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 77% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 58% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 58% Great: 77%
SPEED RANK: 401st / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
63.5 % 70 % Faster effective speed.
+10%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
76.9 Pts 86.2 Pts Lower memory latency.
+12%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
90.6 Pts 115 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+27%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
178 Pts 203 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+14%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
287 Pts 312 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+9%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
307 Pts 319 Pts +4%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91.7 Pts 94.4 Pts +3%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
100 Pts 127 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+27%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
196 Pts 237 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+21%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
350 Pts 355 Pts +1%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
361 Pts +2% 354 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,710,248 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.32 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
0 %
Value
Value For Money
70.7 % 93.6 % Much better value.
+32%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
61 % More popular.
+17%
52 %
Price
Price (score)
$188 $97 Much cheaper.
+48%
Age
Newest
117 Months 87 Months More recent.
+26%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
84 Watts 54 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+36%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
2 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.3 GHz 4 GHz Faster base frequency.
+21%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.7 GHz 4 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+8%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
361 Pts +2% 354 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
309 Pts 318 Pts +3%
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell Kaby Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1150 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4600 HD 630
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'14 Q1'17
Cache
Cache
6 MB SmartCache 4 MB
Lithography
Lithography
22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$192.00 - $202.00 $147.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI2 8 GT/s DMI3
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2013D PCG 2015C (65W)
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
32 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
350 MHz 350.00 MHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory
2 GB 64 GB
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
No Yes
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI
No Yes
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
Yes No
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
Up to 3.0 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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