Intel Core i5-4590T vs AMD Z-01

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Intel Core i5-4590T CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Z-01
Intel Core i5-4590T AMD Z-01

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-4590T or AMD Z-01 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-4590T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4590T was released in Q2/2014.

The AMD Z-01 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD Z-01 was released in Q2/2011.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD C (6)
Intel Core i 4000 (64) CPU group AMD C (6)
4 Generation 1
Haswell S Architecture Ontario (Bobcat)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4590T is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz). The AMD Z-01 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz.

Intel Core i5-4590T Characteristic AMD Z-01
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-4590T Characteristic AMD Z-01
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Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6250
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.28 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7.5 GPU Generation 3
22 nm Technology 40 nm
3 Max. displays 2
20 Compute units 1
160 Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU AMD Radeon HD 6250
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-4590T supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Z-01 can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-4590T Characteristic AMD Z-01
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1066
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 8.5 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-4590T has a TDP of 35 W, that of the AMD Z-01 is 6 W.

Intel Core i5-4590T Characteristic AMD Z-01
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
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-- TDP down --
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Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4590T has a 6.00 MB cache, while the AMD Z-01 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-4590T Characteristic AMD Z-01
22 nm Technology 40 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 1150 Socket BGA 413
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2014 Release date Q2/2011
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-4590T Intel Core i5-4590T
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.10 GHz
352 (100%)
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
AMD Radeon HD 6250 @ 0.28 GHz
45 (13%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4590T Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
657 (100%)
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4590T Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2466 (100%)
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4590T Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
709 (100%)
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4590T Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2231 (100%)
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-4590T Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
917 (100%)
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-4590T Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
2776 (100%)
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4590T Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
243 (100%)
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4590T Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
935 (100%)
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-4590T Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
4031 (100%)
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-4590T Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
117 (100%)
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-4590T Intel Core i5-4590T
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
361 (100%)
AMD Z-01 AMD Z-01
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-4590T AMD Z-01
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