Intel Core i7-6820HQ vs Intel Core i5-4590

Core i7-6820HQ vs Core i5-4590 comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-6820HQ beats the Core i5-4590 in overall performance. Despite this, the Core i5-4590 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i7-6820HQ has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-4590 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-6820HQ. Also, the Core i5-4590 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-6820HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-4590 CPU because of its 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. Indeed, the Core i7-6820HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.