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IntelBX80646I54590
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4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.7 GHz, Haswell.
Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 152,465 user samples
1,099 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 80% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 58% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 58% Great: 80%
SPEED RANK: 402nd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
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: 550th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
70.9 % Faster effective speed.
+12%
63.5 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
82.6 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+7%
76.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
101 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+11%
90.6 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
192 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+8%
178 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
322 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+12%
287 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
471 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+53%
307 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
93.7 Pts +2% 91.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
115 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+15%
100 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
224 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+14%
196 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
381 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+9%
350 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
523 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+45%
361 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,999,059 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.42 % Insanely higher market share.
+4,100%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
51 % 62 % More popular.
+22%
Age
Newest
122+ Months +2% 124 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
525 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+45%
361 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
477 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+54%
309 Pts
Cache
Cache
8 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$303.00 $192.00 - $202.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz 3.7 GHz
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2013B PCG 2013D
Graphics Output
Graphics Output
eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.2 GHz 1.15 GHz
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
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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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