Intel Core i5-4590 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-4590 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

Intel Core i5-4590

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4590

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 90 nm
Around 49% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2085 vs 1141
5.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5369 vs 998
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2820 vs 2453

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2014 vs August 2007
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2085 vs 1141
PassMark - CPU mark	5369 vs 998
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2820 vs 2453

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

Around 75% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1531 vs 876

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1531 vs 876

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-4590
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2085

1141

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5369

998

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

876

1531

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2820

2453

Name	Intel Core i5-4590	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2085	1141
PassMark - CPU mark	5369	998
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	876	1531
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2820	2453
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)

	Intel Core i5-4590	AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Windsor
Launch date	May 2014	August 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$300
Place in performance rating	1823	1845
Price now	$188.99
Processor Number	i5-4590
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	11.38
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	230 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72.72°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1400 million	227 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Device ID	0x412
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Graphics max 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
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
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
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt	125 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)