Intel Core i5-3570K vs Intel Core i5-4590

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i5-3570K vs Intel Core i5-4590 tests and see which is better for games or simple use for rendering, video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming. Here you can find useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software such as 7zip, PassMark, WPrime, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, Prime95, Handbrake, 3DMark, PCMark 10, Furmark, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, Blender, AIDA64, RealBench, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Valheim
DOOM: Eternal
Cyberpunk 2077
Last Man Standing
Valorant
Watch Dogs Legion
Halo Infinite
Fallout 76
Rainbow Six Siege
Apex Legends
Grand Theft Auto V
Overwatch
Borderlands 3
Red Dead Redemption 2
Fortnite
Death Stranding
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Assassin's Creed Valhalla

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-4590 or Intel Core i5-3570K.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-3570K

51%

Core i5-4590

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-3570K

51%

Core i5-4590

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.5	91.4
Valorant	103.9	103.9
Cyberpunk 2077	58.2	58.2
Apex Legends	97.7	97.6
Call of Duty Warzone	78.0	77.9
Overwatch	84.2	84.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.7	71.7
DOOM Eternal	52.0	51.9
Warzone	81.1	81.0
Assassin's Creed	87.3	87.2
Valheim	86.3	86.2

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-3570K

41%

Core i5-4590

39%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-3570K is more energy efficient than the Core i5-4590 as it consumes less power: 77W vs. 84W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-3570K	Intel Core i5-4590
Cinbench 15 Single-core	132	144
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	510	505
Cinbench 20 Single-core	275	319
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1041	1227
Cinbench 23 Single-core	731	1024
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2780	4088

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-3570K	Intel Core i5-4590
Single-Core	2023	2060
Multi-Core	4907	5285

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-3570K	Intel Core i5-4590
Single-Core	970	1005
Multi-Core	3401	3327

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-3570K	Intel Core i5-4590
Announcement date	April 01, 2012	April 01, 2014
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	LGA1155	LGA1150
Core name	Ivy Bridge	Haswell
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	3	4
Turbo Frequency	3.8 MHz	3.7 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	5 GT/s	5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	77 W	84 W
Memory type	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Max. Memory	32 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	6 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-3570K is 2% better than Core i5-4590 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-3570K is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-4590 is better: 10
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-3570K and Intel Core i5-4590 before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Core i5-3570K specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-4590 specs and review.