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IntelBX80646I54590
$188
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2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.30 GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

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▲ 616,264 ▼
 $188 

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

Effective Speed 
+8%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 152,720 user samples
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1,354 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 69% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 40% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 40% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 603rd / 1443
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
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: 527th / 1443
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		58.6 % 63.5 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8%
Average Score 
+4%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		71.8 Pts 76.9 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+7%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		101 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+11% 		90.6 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		179 Pts +1% 178 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		263 Pts 287 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+9%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		267 Pts 307 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+15%
Overclocked Score 
+2%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		88.5 Pts 91.7 Pts +4%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		115 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+15% 		100 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		216 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+10% 		196 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		306 Pts 350 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+14%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		306 Pts 361 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+18%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.4 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 61 % More popular.
+22%
Nice To Haves 
+1%
Age
Newest 		82+ Months Much more recent.
+31% 		118 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		305 Pts 361 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+18%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		266 Pts 309 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+16%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'17 Q2'14
Cache
Cache 		4 MB 6 MB SmartCache
Lithography
Lithography 		14 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		N/A $192.00 - $202.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.60 GHz 3.7 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		4 GT/s OPI 5 GT/s DMI2
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		34.1 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® Iris™ Plus Graphics 640 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		300.00 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.00 GHz 1.15 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory 		32 GB 2 GB
Package Size
Package Size 		42x24x1.3 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes No
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 Up to 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		12 16

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 58.6%
Average Bench 63.5%
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Handles everyday tasking as well as very light gaming like a CHAMP on the Base Model MacBook Pro 2016 13-inch. [Jun '23 therealmustii]

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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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