Intel Core i5-2500 vs Intel Core i5-4590

Core i5-2500 vs Core i5-4590 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-4590 performs better than the Core i5-2500. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-2500 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. In terms of clock speed, the Core i5-2500 and Core i5-4590 are identical in this regard. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. The Core i5-4590 outputs less heat than Core i5-2500 thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i5-2500 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.