Intel Core i3-3220 vs Intel Core i5-4590S

Intel Core i3-3220
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2012
Intel Core i3-3220
Intel Core i5-4590S
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 4 / May 2014
Intel Core i5-4590S

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-4590S
    148%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-4590S
    126%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-4590S
    171%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-3220

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-4590S

Much higher single threaded performance (around 26% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 71% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 48% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i5-4590S

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-4590S

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-4590S

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-4590S

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i5-4590S
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
Hyper-Threading
XD bit
VT-x
TXT
AVX2
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3

Architecture

Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i5-4590S
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameIvy BridgevsHaswell
Release DateSep 2012vsMay 2014

Cores

Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i5-4590S
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2500vsIntel HD 4600

Cache

Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i5-4590S
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i5-4590S
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Temp65°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA12CvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size94mm²vs177mm²
Process22 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i5-4590S
Cpu Frequency3300 MHzvs2900 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP55 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    3399 points
  • Intel Core i5-4590S
    4032 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    8157 points
  • Intel Core i5-4590S
    12992 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    5325
  • Intel Core i5-4590S
    9729

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    2685
  • Intel Core i5-4590S
    3365

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    5706
  • Intel Core i5-4590S
    10358

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i3-3220
    2466
  • Intel Core i5-4590S
    3174

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-3220 (simulated)
    117.62
  • Intel Core i5-4590S (simulated)
    146

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-3220 (simulated)
    314.44
  • Intel Core i5-4590S (simulated)
    470.63

points - higher is better