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IntelBX80646I54590
$188
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6 Cores, 6 Threads @1.70 GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

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▲ 616,292 ▼
 $188 

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

Effective Speed 
+18%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 155,990 user samples
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4,624 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 81% Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 55% Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 55% Great: 81%
SPEED RANK: 317th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
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: 539th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		74.7 % Faster effective speed.
+18% 		63.5 %
Average Score 
+22%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		83 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8% 		76.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		94.3 Pts +4% 90.6 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		186 Pts +4% 178 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		360 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+25% 		287 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		512 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+67% 		307 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+14%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.4 Pts +1% 91.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		102 Pts +2% 100 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		200 Pts +2% 196 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		387 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+11% 		350 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		565 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+57% 		361 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+425%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.02 % 0.38 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,800%
Value
Value For Money 		109 % Much better value.
+54% 		70.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 61 % More popular.
+17%
Price
Price (score) 		$70 Much cheaper.
+63% 		$188
Nice To Haves 
+54%
Age
Newest 		74+ Months Much more recent.
+38% 		119 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		565 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+57% 		361 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		518 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+68% 		309 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'18 Q2'14
Cache
Cache 		9 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography 		14 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$182.00 $192.00 - $202.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.30 GHz 3.7 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		8 GT/s DMI3 5 GT/s DMI2
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification 		PCG 2015A (35W) PCG 2013D
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		64 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2666 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		41.6 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® UHD Graphics 630 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.05 GHz 1.15 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory 		64 GB 2 GB
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		No Yes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) 		No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 Up to 3.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 74.7%
Average Bench 63.5%
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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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