Intel Core i5-2500 vs Intel Core i5-4590

Intel Core i5-2500
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
Intel Core i5-2500
Intel Core i5-4590
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / May 2014
Intel Core i5-4590

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2500
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    115%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2500
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    116%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-2500
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    114%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2500

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-4590

16% higher single threaded performance.
14% higher multi threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 15% 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

Intel Core i5-2500Intel Core i5-4590
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
AVX2
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3

Architecture

Intel Core i5-2500Intel Core i5-4590
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameSandy BridgevsHaswell
Release DateJan 2011vsMay 2014

Cores

Intel Core i5-2500Intel Core i5-4590
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsIntel HD 4600

Cache

Intel Core i5-2500Intel Core i5-4590
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-2500Intel Core i5-4590
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Tempunknownvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA12C
Die Size216mm²vs177mm²
Process32 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-2500Intel Core i5-4590
Cpu Frequency3300 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clock3700 MHzvs3600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP95 Wvs84 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-2500
    3700 points
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    4032 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-2500
    13200 points
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    14336 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2500
    8723
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    10153

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2500
    3043
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    3464

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2500
    9579
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    11041

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-2500
    2809
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    3219

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-2500 (simulated)
    122
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    146

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-2500 (simulated)
    470
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    530

points - higher is better