CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4690K vs 4590 among desktop CPUs (over 75W)

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 4690K
9.3
Core i5 4590
6.7
Core i7 4790K
10.0
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 4690K
10.0
Core i5 4590
10.0
Core i7 4790K
10.0
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i5 4690K
1.6
Core i5 4590
1.5
Core i7 4790K
1.7
Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i5 4690K
3.5
Core i5 4590
2.3
Core i7 4790K
3.6
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i5 4690K
8.4
Core i5 4590
7.7
Core i7 4790K
8.7
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i5 4690K
5.6
Core i5 4590
5.6
Core i7 4790K
5.4
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
7.4

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i5 4690K
7.4
Core i5 4590
6.7
Core i7 4790K
7.6

Winner
Intel Core i5 4690K 

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Is unlocked Yes vs No Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
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Supports trusted computing Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 4690K vs 4590

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i5 4690K
13.73 mHash/s
Core i5 4590
7.1 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i5 4690K
1.74 fps
Core i5 4590
1.42 fps

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 4690K
3,306
Core i5 4590
2,992

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 4690K
3,580
Core i5 4590
3,341

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 4690K
7,152
Core i5 4590
6,618

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 4690K
11,924
Core i5 4590
10,601

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 4690K
3,649
Core i5 4590
3,345

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 4690K
5,060,000 MB/s
Core i5 4590
4,650,000 MB/s

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 4690K  vs
4590 
Clock speed 3.5 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz 3.7 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core
Is unlocked Yes No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing No Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
EM64T
SSE
SSE4.1
FMA3
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 88W 84W
Annual home energy cost 21.2 $/year 20.24 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 77.09 $/year 73.58 $/year
Performance per watt 10.77 pt/W 10.33 pt/W
Typical power consumption 71.5W 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 4690K  vs
4590 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 72.72°C Unknown - 72.72°C

overclocking
PassMark (Overclocked) 4,652.1 2,861.9

integrated graphics
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
DDR3L-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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Comments

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guest (06:56 PM, September 5, 2015)
I would say for the difference in price vs performance (atleast here in canada) the 4590 is better value.
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