Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-4590 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 84 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590 CPU @ 3.30GHz, Intel Core i5-4590 CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 118.30

Overall Rank:
1937th fastest in multithreading out of 5033 CPUs
1440th fastest in single threading out of 5033 CPUs
545th fastest in out of 1420 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $45.42 USD (2025-02-27)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5373

Single Thread Rating

2084

Samples: 7355*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,600
Thread: 2,127

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math	15,894 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,066 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	32 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,274 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,350 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	76,890 KBytes/Sec
Physics	402 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,136 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,084 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$45.42 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,766
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,335
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,052
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,500
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,199
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,633
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz		5,373

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		224.28
Intel Core i9-12900K		137.79
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz		118.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		94.18
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.35
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz		2,084

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2501731 - Mar 23 2025		5451
BL2501482 - Mar 23 2025		5852
BL2499577 - Mar 22 2025		5145
BL2498395 - Mar 21 2025		5678
BL2498031 - Mar 21 2025		5727

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz
As of 27th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz		5,373
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590		5,699 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590		5,578 (+3.8%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590		5,234 (-2.6%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590		4,904 (-8.7%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590		3,403 (-36.7%)
AMD A10-6790K APU vs Intel Core i5-4590		3,103 (-42.3%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i5-4590		2,979 (-44.6%)
AMD A8-6500B APU vs Intel Core i5-4590		2,879 (-46.4%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590		5,567 (+3.6%)
Intel Core i5-4690S @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590		5,508 (+2.5%)
Intel Core i5-7500T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590		5,204 (-3.2%)
Intel Core i3-4370 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590		3,867 (-28.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,189
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,331
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,597
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,536
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,296
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,825
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,730
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,514
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,390
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,358
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz		629

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