Intel Core i7-3770 vs Intel Core i5-4590

Intel Core i7-3770
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2012
Intel Core i7-3770
Intel Core i5-4590
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / May 2014
Intel Core i5-4590

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    109%
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    102%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    121%
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3770

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 21% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-4590

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

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


Intel Core i7-3770

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-3770

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i5-4590
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
AVX2
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3

Architecture

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i5-4590
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameIvy BridgevsHaswell
Release DateApr 2012vsMay 2014

Cores

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i5-4590
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4000vsIntel HD 4600

Cache

Intel Core i7-3770Intel 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 i7-3770Intel Core i5-4590
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Temp67°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA12CvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size160mm²vs177mm²
Process22 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i5-4590
Cpu Frequency3400 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clock3900 MHzvs3600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP77 Wvs84 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    4017 points
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    4032 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    16809 points
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    14336 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    12469
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    10153

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    3453
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    3464

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    13338
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    11041

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    3188
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    3219

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-3770 (simulated)
    139
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    146

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-3770 (simulated)
    647.94
  • Intel Core i5-4590
    530

points - higher is better