AMD A6-6400K vs Intel Core i5-4590
Summary
AMD A6-6400K
100%
Intel Core i5-4590
265%
Relative performance
AMD A6-6400K
100%
Intel Core i5-4590
176%
Relative performance
AMD A6-6400K
100%
Intel Core i5-4590
354%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD A6-6400K |
| None |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-4590 |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 76% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 254% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 165% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-4590
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-4590
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD A6-6400K | | Intel 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 A6-6400K | | Intel Core i5-4590 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Piledriver | vs | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Richland | vs | Haswell |
| Release Date | Jun 2013 | vs | May 2014 |
Cores
| AMD A6-6400K | | Intel Core i5-4590 | |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon HD 8470D | vs | Intel HD 4600 |
Cache
| AMD A6-6400K | | Intel Core i5-4590 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | vs | 6144 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD A6-6400K | | Intel Core i5-4590 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FM2 | vs | Intel Socket 1150 |
| Max Case Temp | 70°C | vs | 72°C |
| Package | uPGA | vs | FC-LGA12C |
| Die Size | 246mm² | vs | 177mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD A6-6400K | | Intel Core i5-4590 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3900 MHz | vs | 3200 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4100 MHz | vs | 3600 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.475 V | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 65 W | vs | 84 W |
AMD A6-6400K
2501 points
Intel Core i5-4590
4032 points
Points - higher is better
AMD A6-6400K
3901 points
Intel Core i5-4590
14336 points
Points - higher is better
AMD A6-6400K
3062
Intel Core i5-4590
10153
points - higher is better
AMD A6-6400K
1973
Intel Core i5-4590
3219
points - higher is better
AMD A6-6400K
3067.5
Intel Core i5-4590
5479
points - higher is better
AMD A6-6400K
5079
Intel Core i5-4590
18998
points - higher is better
AMD A6-6400K
0.83
Intel Core i5-4590
1.63
points - higher is better
AMD A6-6400K
1.66
Intel Core i5-4590
5.92
points - higher is better
AMD A6-6400K
88
Intel Core i5-4590
146
points - higher is better
AMD A6-6400K
149
Intel Core i5-4590
530
points - higher is better