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AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i5-4590. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
2022-04-04
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
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Q3/2014
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Intel Core i5-4590
Intel Core i5-4590

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 3 4100 or Intel Core i5-4590? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 3 4100 has a base frequency of 3.8 GHz. 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2022-04-04.

Intel Core i5-4590 has a base frequency of 3.30 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 84 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 3 4100 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 15% better clock speed

    3.8 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8% higher specified turbo frequency

    4 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 84 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 3 4100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    191 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    352 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    419 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    332 place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-4590 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    409 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    353 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    461 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    556 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    542 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    617 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1011 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    143 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    349 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    366 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    311 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    352 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    204 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    553 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 AMD Ryzen 3 4100
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 4000G left arrow Intel Core i 4000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 4
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 4000 Series left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.8 GHz left arrow 3.3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    4x Zen 2 left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.5 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4600
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 11.1
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 20
  • Generation
    - left arrow 7.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1100 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q2/2013
  • Shader
    - left arrow 160
  • Technology
    - left arrow 22 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-4590 and AMD Ryzen 3 4100. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    51.2 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 left arrow -
  • System Memory Specification
    3200 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 3 4100 and Intel Core i5-4590 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    65 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 84 W
  • TDP down
    45 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 3 4100 and Intel Core i5-4590, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Renoir (Zen 2) left arrow Haswell S
  • Codename
    Renoir left arrow -
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L1-Cache
    0.25 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    2 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 6 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    100-100000510BOX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    100-000000510 left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow -
  • Release date
    2022-04-04 left arrow Q3/2014
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow 22 nm
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    AMD Wraith Stealth left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.21.2 / 1M / 2 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 1683.427998 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.21.2 / 1M / 2 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / B450 AORUS M
Duration: 594.026 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 3 4100 and Intel Core i5-4590.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

454.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
319.000000
Intel Core i5-4590
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1078.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
877.000000
Intel Core i5-4590
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

4265.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
2819.000000
Intel Core i5-4590
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

11241.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
7284.000000
Intel Core i5-4590

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