4460 vs 4590

[sunf1re96]

It seems like everyone recommends the intel i5 4460 as a <$200 cpu, but what's wrong with the i5 4590?  Passmark benchmark results seem different enough to matter, and the cost is only about $10 difference on amazon.  Thoughts?

[79wjd]

The 4590 isn't that much better (it's basically an irrelevant difference) and is often more than just $10 more. 

[H4X3R]

Meh, i'd rather spend the "saved" money on a decent cooler and just OC the base clock a little.

[OAcesync]

Apart from clock speed there's no difference between locked i5s you might as well get the cheapest

[Curufinwe_wins]

It seems like everyone recommends the intel i5 4460 as a <$200 cpu, but what's wrong with the i5 4590?  Passmark benchmark results seem different enough to matter, and the cost is only about $10 difference on amazon.  Thoughts?

Because when you look at all the prices available the 4460 is about 20-30 dollars cheaper and is only 100 Mhz slower. Both are locked either way.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54590

[KemoKa]

Marginal performance increases that you will never notice. It's something you could match with a small BCLK bump on the 4460. the 4590 is not the best for the price.

[grayblizzard]

It seems like everyone recommends the intel i5 4460 as a <$200 cpu, but what's wrong with the i5 4590?  Passmark benchmark results seem different enough to matter, and the cost is only about $10 difference on amazon.  Thoughts?

budget for most people since the difference in speed is negligible, performance wise. Most say 4460 as even ten bucks can be spent to get a better gpu or cooler or mobo

[sunf1re96]

These results are negligible?

[Blevins]

These results are negligible?

Synthetic benchmarks don't accurately represent real world performance. And it looks like the 4590 has a 300MHz higher boost clock than the 4460. 3.7 on the 4590 vs 3.4 on the 4460. 

[SteveGrabowski0]

It seems like everyone recommends the intel i5 4460 as a <$200 cpu, but what's wrong with the i5 4590?  Passmark benchmark results seem different enough to matter, and the cost is only about $10 difference on amazon.  Thoughts?

 

At $10 more the 4590 is a much better buy than the 4460. The 4590 runs at 3.5 GHz on all cores under load, while the 4460 only runs at 3.2 GHz on all cores. That's a 9% difference, so for $10 more the 4590 would be an obvious choice. I'd personally go as much as $20 more for a 4590 over a 4460 for that nontrivial bump in clockspeed.

[Luke]

The only difference is the clock speeds, I would personally spend the $10 more. It's something i definitely wouldn't regret in the long run but getting a slower chip just for the sake of saving $10 is something i would likely regret. Everyone is different though, If you're on a tight budget and that $10 effects the rest of your build such as your choice of CPU cooler it might be worth saving that $10 and putting it elsewhere. The difference the speed will make is minimal.

 

i5-4460: 3.2Ghz Base clock / 3.4Ghz Boost 

 

i5 4590: 3.3Ghz Base Clock / 3.7Ghz Boost

 

http://ark.intel.com/compare/80815,80817

[Vozella]

I have the i5-4590.