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Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-4590S 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 i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 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) i5-4590S CPU @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core i5-4590S CPU @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 104.73

Overall Rank:
2286th fastest in multithreading out of 5476 CPUs
1761st fastest in single threading out of 5476 CPUs
618th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $48.99 USD (2025-11-23)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
5131
Single Thread Rating
2035

Samples: 1047*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,320
Thread: 2,108

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math14,995 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math11,421 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,708 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,285 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression72,973 KBytes/Sec
Physics394 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions6,059 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,035 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$48.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,544
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,362
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,953
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,538
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,109
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,685
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz
 5,131
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 264.00
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 167.50
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K
 133.36
Intel Core i5-12400F
 114.26
Intel Core i9-13900K
 106.11
Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz
 104.73
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 53.74
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz
 2,035
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3095305 - Nov 30 2025
5342
BL3084462 - Nov 26 2025
5531
BL3084180 - Nov 26 2025
4512
BL3083323 - Nov 26 2025
4747
BL3081895 - Nov 25 2025
5420
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz
 5,131
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590S
 5,584 (+8.8%)
Intel Core i5-4690S @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590S
 5,476 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i3-4370 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590S
 3,854 (-24.9%)
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590S
 4,765 (-7.1%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590S
 4,314 (-15.9%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590S
 6,073 (+18.4%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590S
 4,915 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590S
 3,870 (-24.6%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs Intel Core i5-4590S
 3,196 (-37.7%)
AMD A10-6790K APU vs Intel Core i5-4590S
 3,112 (-39.3%)
Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590S
 4,686 (-8.7%)
Intel Core i3-6300 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-4590S
 4,331 (-15.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,439
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,256
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,798
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,509
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,453
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,284
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,649
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,484
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,421
Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz
 615