Intel Core i7-4770 vs Intel Core i5-4590

Intel Core i7-4770
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2013
Intel Core i7-4770
Intel Core i5-4590
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / May 2014
Intel Core i5-4590

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-4770
    119%
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-4770
    106%
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-4770
    131%
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4770

6% higher single threaded performance.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 31% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 19% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-4590

None

Intel Core i7-4770

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4770

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-4770

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4770

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-4770Intel Core i5-4590
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-4770Intel Core i5-4590
ArchitectureIntel_HaswellvsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameHaswellvsHaswell
Release DateJun 2013vsMay 2014

Cores

Intel Core i7-4770Intel Core i5-4590
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4600vsIntel HD 4600

Cache

Intel Core i7-4770Intel Core i5-4590
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-4770Intel Core i5-4590
SocketIntel Socket 1150vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackagevsFC-LGA12C
Die Size177mm²vs177mm²
Process22 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-4770Intel Core i5-4590
Cpu Frequency3400 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clock3900 MHzvs3600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP84 Wvs84 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-4770
    4368 points
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    4032 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-4770
    18278 points
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    14336 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-4770
    13002
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    10153

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-4770
    3686
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    3464

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-4770
    14018
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    11041

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-4770
    3416
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    3219

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-4770 (simulated)
    158
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    146

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-4770 (simulated)
    743.14
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    530

points - higher is better