CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 6500 vs 4590 among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 6500
6.1
Core i5 4590
6.8
Core i5 4460
6.8
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 6500
7.6
Core i5 4590
9.1
Core i5 4460
8.8
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i5 6500
n.d.
Core i5 4590
8.1
Core i5 4460
7.9
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i5 6500
7.7
Core i5 4590
7.0
Core i5 4460
6.3
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i5 6500
5.2
Core i5 4590
5.1
Core i5 4460
5.1
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i5 6500
5.9
Core i5 4590
6.0
Core i5 4460
6.0
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
8.2

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i5 6500
7.9
Core i5 4590
8.2
Core i5 4460
8.0

Winner
Intel Core i5 4590 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i5 4590  based on its single-core performance.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 6500

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Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm vs 22 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Better 3DMark06 CPU score 65 vs 57.4 Around 15% better 3DMark06 CPU score
Lower typical power consumption 52.81W vs 68.25W Around 25% lower typical power consumption
Better CompuBench 1.5 video composition score 12.24 fps vs 10.16 fps More than 20% better CompuBench 1.5 video composition score
Newer Jul, 2015 vs May, 2014 Release date over 1 years later
Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 13,537 vs 10,601 Around 30% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score
Lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year vs 20.24 $/year Around 25% lower annual home energy cost
Lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year vs 73.58 $/year Around 25% lower annual commercial energy cost
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Much better performance per dollar 4.34 pt/$ vs 1.67 pt/$ More than 2.5x better performance per dollar
Much better performance per watt 10.33 pt/W vs 3.9 pt/W Around 2.8x better performance per watt
Better turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz vs 1,050 MHz Around 10% better turbo clock speed
Slightly better PassMark (Single core) score 2,113 vs 1,951 Around 10% better PassMark (Single core) score

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 6500 vs 4590

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i5 6500
30.46 mHash/s
Core i5 4590
7.1 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

Core i5 6500
22.75 mPixels/s
Core i5 4590
15.67 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i5 6500
1.55 fps
Core i5 4590
1.42 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 6500
13,537
Core i5 4590
10,601

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 6500
4,233
Core i5 4590
3,345

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 6500
5,880 MB/s
Core i5 4590
4,650,000 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 6500
7,217
Core i5 4590
7,229

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 6500
1,951
Core i5 4590
2,113

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i5 6500  vs
4590 
Clock speed 3.2 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.6 GHz 3.7 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3L-1600
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 65,536 MB 32,768 MB

details

 Core i5 6500  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 14 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 71°C Unknown - 72.72°C

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 530 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 350 MHz 350 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,050 MHz 1,150 MHz

power consumption
TDP 65W 84W
Annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year 20.24 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year 73.58 $/year
Performance per watt 3.9 pt/W 10.33 pt/W
Typical power consumption 52.81W 68.25W

bus
Architecture FSB DMI 2.0
Number of links 1 0
Transfer rate 8,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s
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