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Intel logo Core i5-4590
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Intel logo Core i7-2600

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General information Core i5-4590 Core i7-2600
Launched Q2 2014 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1150 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Haswell Refresh Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.3 GHz 2.9 % 3.4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.7 GHz 2.6 % 3.8 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 50 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 84 W 11.6 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600 Intel HD Graphics 2000
Performance Core i5-4590 Core i7-2600
Overall Score 43269 0 % 43215 0.1 %
Future Proof 42 % 0 % 21 % 50 %
Benchmark Score 3505 0 % 3488 0.5 %
Single Thread Score 2071.4 0 % 1729.6 16.5 %
Encrypting Data 1347.7 MB/s 15 % 1584.6 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 75 MB/s 15.4 % 88.7 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 10281.5 thousand/s 21.9 % 13168.2 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 31.7 millions/s 0 % 23.8 millions/s 24.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 16054.8 millions/s 22.4 % 20699.1 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12132.3 millions/s 0 % 7708 millions/s 36.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-4590, Core i7-2600.

Average frames per second Core i5-4590 Core i7-2600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.8 FPS 82.7 FPS
High settings 132.5 FPS 132.2 FPS
Medium settings 165.6 FPS 165.3 FPS
Low settings 207.0 FPS 206.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-4590 Core i7-2600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.5 FPS 126.4 FPS
High settings 202.4 FPS 202.3 FPS
Medium settings 253.0 FPS 252.8 FPS
Low settings 316.2 FPS 316.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.1 %
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