AMD PRO A6-8570E vs Intel Core i5-4590

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8570E and Intel Core i5-4590 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD PRO A6-8570E

Intel Core i5-4590

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8570E

2.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 84 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4590

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2086 vs 1349
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5368 vs 1642

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2086 vs 1349
PassMark - CPU mark	5368 vs 1642

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8570E
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4590

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1349

2086

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1642

5368

Name	AMD PRO A6-8570E	Intel Core i5-4590
PassMark - Single thread mark	1349	2086
PassMark - CPU mark	1642	5368
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		876
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2820
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		1893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		71.742
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.131
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1067
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2023
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3383
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1067
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2023
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3383

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A6-8570E	Intel Core i5-4590
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD857BAHM23AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1791	1777
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch date		May 2014
Launch price (MSRP)		$300
Price now		$188.99
Processor Number		i5-4590
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		11.38
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.30 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.72°C
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.15 GHz
Processor graphics	R5	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Switchable graphics
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)