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$188
IntelBX80684I39100F
▲ 616,258 ▼
 $188 

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

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▲ 8513,406 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.6GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q2 2019.

Effective Speed 
+26%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 185,676 user samples
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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
34,310 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 86% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 72% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 72% Great: 86%
SPEED RANK: 236th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		63.5 % 80.1 % Faster effective speed.
+26%
Average Score 
+33%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		76.9 Pts 88 Pts Lower memory latency.
+14%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		90.6 Pts 122 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+35%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		178 Pts 240 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+35%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		287 Pts 416 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+45%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		307 Pts 423 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+38%
Overclocked Score 
+25%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.7 Pts 94.6 Pts +3%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		100 Pts 126 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+26%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		196 Pts 250 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+28%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		350 Pts 476 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+36%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		361 Pts 475 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+32%
Value & Sentiment 
+33%
Market Share
Based on 67,719,017 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.35 % Higher market share.
+17% 		0.3 %
Value
Value For Money 		70.7 % 110 % Much better value.
+56%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		61 % 85 % Much more popular.
+39%
Price
Price (score) 		$188 $88 Much cheaper.
+53%
Nice To Haves 
+22%
Age
Newest 		117 Months 60 Months Much more recent.
+49%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		84 Watts 65 Watts More energy efficient.
+23%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 4 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 3.6 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+9%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.7 GHz 4.2 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+14%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		361 Pts 474 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+31%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		309 Pts 427 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+38%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1150 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4600 None
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'14 Q2'19
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 14 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.7 GHz 4.20 GHz
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 DDR4-2400
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		No Yes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		Up to 3.0 3.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 63.5%
Average Bench 80.1%
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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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Intel’s Core i3-9100F is a quad-core 9th generation Coffee Lake desktop processor. It features base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.2 GHz, 6 MB of cache, a 65W TDP and it ships with a cooler. Gamers should pair the 9100F with a Z390 motherboard and unlock higher XMP RAM speeds. This will deliver up to a 15% fps boost which is well worth it considering that many Z390 boards are available for around $100 USD (here is one of the builds from our EFps test lab). The 9100F has great single core performance coupled with a strong memory sub system. This enables it to deliver excellent all round performance, easily holding its own against far pricier CPUs for the majority of use cases. The heavily hyped 12 threaded 6 core Ryzen 3600, paired with a 2060S, barely pulls ahead in any of the top five games. [Oct '19 CPUPro]

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