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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: 526^th / 1442

Gaming 63%

Destroyer

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 47%

Yacht

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Best Bench: 53% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 20% Base clock 1.7 GHz

Poor: 20% Great: 53%

SPEED RANK: 1026^th / 1442

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 29%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		63.5 %	Much faster effective speed. +54%		41.3 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76.9 Pts	Lower memory latency. +25%	61.3 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	90.6 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +76%	51.5 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	178 Pts	Hugely faster dual-core speed. +99%	89.5 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	287 Pts	Hugely faster quad-core speed. +130%	125 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	307 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +133%	132 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	91.7 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +12%	82 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	100 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +54%	64.8 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	196 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +75%	112 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	350 Pts	Hugely faster OC quad-core speed. +123%	157 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	361 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +126%	160 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)		0.31 %	Hugely higher market share. +520%		0.05 %
User Rating UBM User Rating		61 %	More popular. +13%		54 %


Age Newest	117 Months		116+ Months	+1%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	361 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +124%	161 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	309 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +134%	132 Pts


Cache Cache	6 MB SmartCache	3 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$192.00 - $202.00	$281.00
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	3.7 GHz	2.7 GHz
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	32 GB	16 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	350 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics Output Graphics Output	eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA	eDP/DP/HDMI
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.15 GHz	1 GHz
Flexible Display Interface Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)	Yes	No
Package Size Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	No	Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡	Yes	No
vPro Tech Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡	Yes	No
Trusted Execution Tech Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡	Yes	No
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	Up to 3.0	2.0
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	4x1, 2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes Max # of PCI Express Lanes	16	12
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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 most popular Haswell generation low-powered laptop cpu, the i5-4210U comes with 2 cores, 4 threads at 2.4Ghz all core turbo and 2.7Ghz single core turbo. It is still relatively capable in everyday tasks despite it being 4 years old, however system responsiveness is starting to slow down noticeably for the power user. However, for most users, replace the hard drive with an SSD, and you will be able to get a few more years' use out of your laptop. ^{[Aug '18 geistrucker]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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