AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-4590

AMD Ryzen 3 1200
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2017
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Intel Core i5-4590
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / May 2014
Intel Core i5-4590

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    118%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    117%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    119%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 3 1200

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-4590

17% higher single threaded performance.
19% higher multi threaded performance.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 3 1200.
Around 18% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i5-4590

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-4590

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

AMD Ryzen 3 1200Intel Core i5-4590
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3

Architecture

AMD Ryzen 3 1200Intel Core i5-4590
ArchitectureAMD ZenvsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameZenvsHaswell
Release DateJun 2017vsMay 2014

Cores

AMD Ryzen 3 1200Intel Core i5-4590
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 4600

Cache

AMD Ryzen 3 1200Intel Core i5-4590
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache512 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD Ryzen 3 1200Intel Core i5-4590
SocketAMD Socket AM4vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Tempunknownvs72°C
PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size192mm²vs177mm²
Process14 nmvs22 nm

Performance

AMD Ryzen 3 1200Intel Core i5-4590
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clock3400 MHzvs3600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs84 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    3740 points
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    4032 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    13640 points
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    14336 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    442
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    530

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    124
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    146

points - higher is better