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Intel Core i5-4590 vs Intel Core i7 2600

Intel Core i5-4590 Cpu
Intel Core i5-4590
Intel Core i7 2600 Cpu
Intel Core i7 2600
Editiorial reviews
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User rating
44
4.4 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
11 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

General

Intel Core i5-4590Intel Core i5-4590
Intel Core i7 2600Intel Core i7 2600
Processor socketLGA 1150LGA 1155
Operating modes64-bit64-bit

Processor

Intel Core i5-4590Intel Core i5-4590
Intel Core i7 2600Intel Core i7 2600
Clock speed3.0 GHz3.4 GHz
Max turbo speed3.7 GHz3.8 GHz
Number of cores44
Number of threads48
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeDMIDMI
Idle statesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

Intel Core i5-4590Intel Core i5-4590
Intel Core i7 2600Intel Core i7 2600
On-board graphics adapteryesyes
TypeIntel HD Graphics 4600Intel HD Graphics 2000
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz850.0 MHz

Memory

Intel Core i5-4590Intel Core i5-4590
Intel Core i7 2600Intel Core i7 2600
Cache6 MB8 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheL3
Maximum internal memory supported by processor32.0 GB32.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)25.6 GB/s21.0 GB/s

Thermals

Intel Core i5-4590Intel Core i5-4590
Intel Core i7 2600Intel Core i7 2600
Thermal specification162.9 °F162.68 °F

Features

Intel Core i5-4590Intel Core i5-4590
Intel Core i7 2600Intel Core i7 2600
Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes1616
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
AVX
Execute disable bityesyes

Pros & Cons

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