Name: Intel Core i5-4590
Brand: Intel
SKU: core-i5-4590
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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.

Best for: Budget Desktop Builds

Pros

Solid 4-core performance for daily tasks
Low power consumption (84W TDP)
Compatible with affordable LGA 1150 motherboards
Integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600

Cons

No hyper-threading, limiting multi-tasking
Outdated architecture compared to modern CPUs

Performance Benchmarks

Cross-source performance, value, and efficiency at a glance

Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.

Cinebench R23Cinebench 2024PassMark

Render Workloads

Cinebench R23

Single-Core

81135%

Multi-Core

3,1677%

Next-Gen Scale

Cinebench 2024

Single-Core

5235%

Multi-Core

19810%

Large Sample Pool

PassMark

Overall

5,3828%

Single-Thread

50%

PassMark rank: #2,329

Value & Efficiency

How much output you get per watt and per dollar

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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vs AMD AMD A12-9800 3.8 GHz Quad-Core Processor

Multi-core 1,979 · $83

"24% better single-core, 60% better multi-core, similar price"

Upgrade Verdict

This is a sidegrade at best, and likely a downgrade in real-world performance. The A12-9800 is an older AMD APU, and while it has integrated graphics, the CPU performance is generally weaker than the i5-4590. Given the platform change (1150 to AM4), this would be a costly and ill-advised 'upgrade'.

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2x8GBDDR3-2400

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Mushkin Blackline 16 GB

2x8GBDDR3-2133

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