UserBenchmark: Intel Core i5-4590 vs i7-4700HQ

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Best Bench: 74% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 40% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)

Poor: 40% Great: 74%

SPEED RANK: 553^rd / 1445

Gaming 62%

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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: 528^th / 1445

Gaming 63%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 47%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		61.9 %			63.5 %	+2%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	75.8 Pts		76.9 Pts	+1%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	82 Pts		90.6 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +10%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	155 Pts		178 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +15%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	263 Pts		287 Pts	Slightly faster quad-core speed. +9%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	379 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +23%	307 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	89.9 Pts		91.7 Pts	+2%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	95.3 Pts		100 Pts	+5%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	185 Pts		196 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +6%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	340 Pts		350 Pts	+3%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	489 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +35%	361 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.02 %	0.4 %	Insanely higher market share. +1,900%
Value Value For Money	57.2 %	70.7 %	Better value. +23%
User Rating UBM User Rating	54 %	61 %	More popular. +13%
Price Price (score)	$370	$188	Much cheaper. +49%


Age Newest	134 Months		118 Months	More recent. +12%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	47 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +44%	84 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores		4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	8 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%	4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	22 nm		22 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	2.4 GHz		3.3 GHz	Much faster base frequency. +37%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.4 GHz		3.7 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +9%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	490 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +36%	361 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	386 Pts	Faster 64-core speed. +25%	309 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Haswell	Haswell
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCBGA1364	FCLGA1150
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 4600	HD 4600
Launch Date Launch Date	Q2'13	Q2'14
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$378.00	$192.00 - $202.00
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	3.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR3L 1333/1600	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	400 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.2 GHz	1.15 GHz
Package Size Package Size	37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	Yes	No
vPro Tech Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡	No	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡	No	Yes
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	3	Up to 3.0
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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The Intel Core i7-4700HQ is a fourth generation top-end mobile Haswell CPU. With a base clock of 2.4 GHz and a maximum turbo clock of 3.4 GHz. The 4700HQ has a maximum TDP of 47 Watts and is equipped with 4 cores and 8 threads so it's equally at ease with both single-core and multi-core workloads. Thanks to the 4700HQs relatively high turbo clock speed and its relatively new architecture it achieved an effective speed of 83.3 which is staggering for a mobile processor and actually only 15% below the average of the top nine group leaders which include both desktop and server CPUs. This mobile CPU will give older workstations a run for their money. ^{[Oct '14 CPUPro]}

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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 Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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