IntelBX80621E52670
IntelBX80646I54590
$188

8 Cores, 16 Threads @2.6 GHz, Sandy Bridge EP.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

 $188 

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 156,169 user samples
4,803 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 74% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 55% Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 55% Great: 74%
SPEED RANK: 454th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 61%
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: 526th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
67.3 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+6%
63.5 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
79.1 Pts +3% 76.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
74.8 Pts 90.6 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+21%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
152 Pts 178 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+17%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
300 Pts +5% 287 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
542 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+77%
307 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
88.5 Pts 91.7 Pts +4%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
86.2 Pts 100 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+16%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
172 Pts 196 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+14%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
333 Pts 350 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+5%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
628 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+74%
361 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,718,108 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.36 % Insanely higher market share.
+3,500%
Value
Value For Money
106 % Much better value.
+50%
70.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 61 % More popular.
+17%
Price
Price (score)
$53 Much cheaper.
+72%
$188
Age
Newest
122+ Months 117 Months +4%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
807 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+124%
361 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
746 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+141%
309 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'12 Q2'14
Cache
Cache
20 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography
32 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$1552.00 - $1556.00 $192.00 - $202.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz 3.7 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
8 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI2
Scalability
Scalability
2S Only 1S Only
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
384 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels
4 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡
Yes No
Package Size
Package Size
52.5mm x 45.0mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration
Max CPU Configuration
2 1
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
Yes No
Identity Protection Tech
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡
No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
3.0 Up to 3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
40 16

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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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