Intel Core i5 4690 vs 4590 |
Released May, 2014
Intel Core i5 4690
- 3.5 GHz
- Quad core
8.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 4690
 | Higher turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz | | Higher clock speed 3.5 GHz |
| | Better turbo clock speed 1,200 MHz | | Slightly better PassMark (Single core) score 2,227 |
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Released May, 2014
Intel Core i5 4590
- 3.3 GHz
- Quad core
8.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the 4590
| | Better performance per dollar 6.2 pt/$ |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4690 vs 4590
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| Passmark, GeekBench (32-bit) and GeekBench (64-bit) | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Passmark (Single Core) | |
Overclocking | |
How much speed can you get out of the processor? | |
| Unlocked | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Performance Per Dollar | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | vs | 3.7 GHz | More than 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 3.3 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Better turbo clock speed | 1,200 MHz | vs | 1,150 MHz | Around 5% better turbo clock speed | |||
| Slightly better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,227 | vs | 2,122 | Around 5% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
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| Better performance per dollar | 6.2 pt/$ | vs | 5.24 pt/$ | Around 20% better performance per dollar | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 4690 vs 4590
GeekBench (32-bit)
GeekBench (64-bit)
GeekBench
Passmark
Passmark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 4690 | vs | 4590 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.7 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1150 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
| Is hyperthreaded | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 84W | 84W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 20.24 $/year | 20.24 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 73.58 $/year | 73.58 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 13.6 pt/W | 13.25 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 68.25W | 68.25W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI 2.0 | DMI 2.0 | |
| Number of links | 0 | 0 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Core i5 4690 | vs | 4590 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 6 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nms | 22 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 32 | 33 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.72°C | Unknown - 72.72°C | |
gpu | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | 350 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,200 MHz | 1,150 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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