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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
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About This Product
The Intel Core i5-4590 is a quad-core desktop CPU from the Haswell generation, operating at a base clock of 3.3 GHz and boosting to 3.7 GHz. With 4 cores and 4 threads, it offers adequate performance for general desktop use and light gaming when paired with a dedicated GPU. At its current price, it competes with entry-level modern CPUs or older, more powerful used Xeons, offering a balance of power efficiency and single-core performance suitable for basic tasks.
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Render Workloads
Next-Gen Scale
Large Sample Pool
Value & Efficiency
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
37.7 pts/W
Performance per Dollar
64.7 pts/$
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