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Intel logo Core i5-4590
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Intel logo Core i5-6400

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General information Core i5-4590 Core i5-6400
Launched Q2 2014 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1150 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Haswell Refresh Skylake-S
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.7 GHz 18.2 %
Turbo Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 10.8 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 84 W 0 % 65 W 22.6 %
Lithography 22 nm 0 % 14 nm 36.4 %
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 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No No
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600 Intel HD Graphics 530
Performance Core i5-4590 Core i5-6400
Overall Score 43269 0 % 42858 0.9 %
Future Proof 42 % 14.3 % 49 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3505 0 % 3374 3.7 %
Single Thread Score 2071.4 0 % 1949.2 5.9 %
Encrypting Data 1347.7 MB/s 8.6 % 1475.1 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 75 MB/s 0 % 69.5 MB/s 7.4 %
String objects sorting 10281.5 thousand/s 0 % 8806.1 thousand/s 14.4 %
Prime numbers generation 31.7 millions/s 0 % 26.1 millions/s 17.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 16054.8 millions/s 0 % 13662 millions/s 14.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12132.3 millions/s 0 % 11612 millions/s 4.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-4590, Core i5-6400.

Average frames per second Core i5-4590 Core i5-6400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.8 FPS 81.7 FPS
High settings 132.5 FPS 130.7 FPS
Medium settings 165.6 FPS 163.3 FPS
Low settings 207.0 FPS 204.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.4 %

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 i5-6400
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.5 FPS 125.8 FPS
High settings 202.4 FPS 201.3 FPS
Medium settings 253.0 FPS 251.6 FPS
Low settings 316.2 FPS 314.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.5 %
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