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AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i5-4590. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2018
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
Released
Q3/2014
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Intel Core i5-4590
Intel Core i5-4590

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 2700 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 7 2700 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2018.

Intel Core i5-4590 has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 84 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    395 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 10% better overclocked clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 84 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 2700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    281 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    189 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    311 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    200 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    312 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    204 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    592 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    436 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    55 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    132 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    66 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    145 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    155 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    103 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    366 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    848 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    304 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    442 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    380 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    492 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    568 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    672 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    807 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1071 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    40 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    351 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    373 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    364 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    385 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    200 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    708 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    209 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 AMD Ryzen 7 2700
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 2000 left arrow Intel Core i 4000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 4600
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 20
  • Shader
    left arrow 160
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 7.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 11.1
  • Technology
    left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q2/2013
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-4590 and AMD Ryzen 7 2700. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 2700 and Intel Core i5-4590 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 84 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 2700 and AMD Ryzen 7 2700, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) left arrow Haswell S
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q2/2018 left arrow Q3/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 7 2700 and Intel Core i5-4590.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
403
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
319
Intel Core i5-4590
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
3448
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
1227
Intel Core i5-4590
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
164
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
144
Intel Core i5-4590
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1529
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
505
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
944
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
877
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
6252
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
2819
Intel Core i5-4590
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
231
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
677.5
Intel Core i5-4590
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
4400
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
3412
Intel Core i5-4590
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
23660
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
10726
Intel Core i5-4590
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.97
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
1.62
Intel Core i5-4590
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
16.8
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
5.72
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
15081
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
7284
Intel Core i5-4590

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