Intel Core i5-4590 vs Intel Core i7-1260P

Core i5-4590 vs Core i7-1260P comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-1260P performs better than the Core i5-4590. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-4590 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-1260P has significantly more cores than the Core i5-4590. Indeed, the Core i7-1260P has 12 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i5-4590. It also has more threads than the Core i5-4590. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-4590 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-1260P. Despite this, the Core i7-1260P has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-1260P outputs less heat than Core i5-4590 thanks to a significantly 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 i5-4590 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.