Intel Core i5-4590S vs AMD Phenom II X6 1100T

Core i5-4590S vs Phenom II X6 1100T specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-4590S performs better than the Phenom II X6 1100T. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Phenom II X6 1100T in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Phenom II X6 1100T has significantly more cores with 6 cores compared to the Core i5-4590S that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-4590S. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Phenom II X6 1100T has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-4590S.

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 i5-4590S has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.