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 $188 

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

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4 Cores, 4 Threads @2.7 GHz, Crystal Well.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Effective Speed 
+3%
Real World Speed
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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: 550th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
1,007 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 73% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 47% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 47% Great: 73%
SPEED RANK: 518th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		63.5 % 65.2 % +3%
Average Score 
+1%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		76.9 Pts 77.5 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		90.6 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+6% 		85.3 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		178 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+7% 		166 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		287 Pts 306 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+7%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		307 Pts 311 Pts +1%
Overclocked Score 
+3%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.7 Pts +2% 89.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		100 Pts +4% 95.7 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		196 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+6% 		185 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		350 Pts 353 Pts +1%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		361 Pts +2% 353 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.34 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		62 % More popular.
+22% 		51 %
Nice To Haves 
+1%
Age
Newest 		124 Months +2% 127+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		361 Pts +3% 352 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		309 Pts 313 Pts +1%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'14 Q2'13
Cache
Cache 		6 MB SmartCache 4 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$192.00 - $202.00 $255.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.7 GHz 3.2 GHz
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics 5200
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		350 MHz 200 MHz
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm
Graphics and IMC Lithography
Graphics and IMC Lithography 		22 nm 22nm
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		Yes No
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
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 63.5%
Average Bench 65.2%

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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