Intel Core i5-4590S vs Intel Core i5-4690

Compare Intel 4th Generation Core i5 4 core CPU vs Intel 4th Generation Core i5 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Intel Core i5-4690

Price

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$ 198.95

$ 52.00

$ 146.95 significantly less expensive

Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

2162 points

2266 points

4% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

4006 points

4112 points

2% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

1647 points

1744 points

5% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

1580 points

1673 points

5% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

45.67 points

47.68 points

4% slightly higher Blender score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

2794 points

3261 points

16% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1049 points

1162 points

10% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

2984 points

3344 points

12% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1094 points

1212 points

10% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

Identical

Threads

Number of logical processing units

Identical

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3 GHz

3.5 GHz

16% slightly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

3.7 GHz

3.9 GHz

5% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

65 W

29% slightly lower TDP

84 W

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

Identical

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

Identical

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

32 GiB

Identical

32 GiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

692nd of 1,089

670th of 1,089

Family

The product line

4th Generation Core i5

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2014 May

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR3-1333

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Core i5-4590S vs Core i5-4690 comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-4590S beats the Core i5-4690 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-4690 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. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-4690 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-4590S. Also, the Core i5-4690 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-4590S CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-4690 CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. For instance, the Core i5-4590S has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.