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Intel Core i5 4590
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See full details| | Intel Core i5 4590 vs AMD FX 8350 |
| | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Newer manufacturing process 22 nms |
| | Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score 2,116 | | More l3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core |
| | Much more l2 cache 8 MB | | Is unlocked Yes |
| | Higher turbo clock speed 4.2 GHz | | Higher clock speed 4 GHz |
by Tech Radar (Nov, 2012)Like the K Series Intel chips, the entire FX range is unlocked, so overclocking is definitely on the menu.
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| Core i5 4590 7.6 FX 8350 8.3 | |
| Passmark | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Core i5 4590 9.6 FX 8350 8.3 | |
| Passmark (Single Core) | |
Overclocking | |
How much speed can you get out of the processor? | |
| Core i5 4590 6.5 FX 8350 10.0 | |
| Passmark (Overclocked) and Unlocked | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Core i5 4590 7.7 FX 8350 7.4 | |
| Performance Per Dollar | |
CPUBoss Score | |
Performance, Single-core Performance, Overclocking and Value | |
| Core i5 4590 8.3 FX 8350 8.3 | |
Intel Core i5 4590CPUBoss Winner | | |
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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| Newer manufacturing process | 22 nms | vs | 32 nms | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,116 | vs | 1,525 | Around 40% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 50% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Marginally newer | May, 2014 | vs | Oct, 2012 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
| Better performance per dollar | 5.84 pt/$ | vs | 5.19 pt/$ | Around 15% better performance per dollar | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 8 MB | vs | 1 MB | 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 4.2 GHz | vs | 3.7 GHz | Around 15% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Higher clock speed | 4 GHz | vs | 3.3 GHz | More than 20% higher clock speed | |||
| More cores | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More l3 cache | 8 MB | vs | 6 MB | Around 35% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much better PassMark (Overclocked) score | 10,147 | vs | 2,861.9 | More than 3.5x better PassMark (Overclocked) score | |||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Better PassMark score | 9,134 | vs | 7,238 | More than 25% better PassMark score | |||
FX 8350 | by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)Looking at the physics score we can see a difference of just under 900 points with the AMD FX-8350 taking the lead with 7325 3DMarks.
FX 8350 | by Tech Radar (Nov, 2012)In Cinebench the AMD chip is only a little over 5 per cent slower, and in X264 there's less than a single per cent difference between them.
summary | Core i5 4590 | vs | FX 8350 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 4 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Octa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1150 | |||
| AM3+ | |||
| Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
| Is hyperthreaded | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has vitualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AVX | |||
| XOP | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| EM64T | |||
| F16C | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
gpu | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | N/A | |
details | Core i5 4590 | vs | FX 8350 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nms | 32 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 2,861.9 | 10,147 | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | N/A | 159.66W | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s | |
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