AMD GX-420GI vs Intel Core i5-4590S

Last updated: 2023-12-18

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD GX-420GI		Intel Core i5-4590S
CPU comparison AMD GX-420GI or Intel Core i5-4590S - 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 AMD GX-420GI has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD GX-420GI was released in Q2/2016. The Intel Core i5-4590S has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4590S was released in Q2/2014.

AMD G (38)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD G-Series 2nd Gen (11)	CPU group	Intel Core i 4000 (64)
2	Generation	4
Temash (Jaguar+)	Architecture	Haswell S
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD GX-420GI is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (2.20 GHz). The Intel Core i5-4590S has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz).
AMD GX-420GI	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-4590S
4	Cores	4
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.00 GHz	Frequency	3.00 GHz
2.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.70 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.30 GHz

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.
AMD GX-420GI	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-4590S
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

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.
AMD Radeon R7E	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 4600
0.20 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
0.63 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.15 GHz
3	GPU Generation	7.5
28 nm	Technology	22 nm
0	Max. displays	3
6	Compute units	20
384	Shader	160
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	11.1

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.
AMD Radeon R7E	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 4600
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The AMD GX-420GI supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4590S can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD GX-420GI	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-4590S
DDR3-1866	Memory	DDR3-1600
16 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
15.0 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	6.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	3.0
8	PCIe lanes	16
4.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD GX-420GI has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i5-4590S is 65 W.
AMD GX-420GI	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-4590S
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
90 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD GX-420GI has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-4590S cache has a total of 6.00 MB.
AMD GX-420GI	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-4590S
28 nm	Technology	22 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP4	Socket	LGA 1150
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016	Release date	Q2/2014
--	Release price	202 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD GX-420GI (39%)

Intel Core i5-4590S (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD GX-420GI (29%)

Intel Core i5-4590S (100%)

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.


	AMD GX-420GI 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	358 (41%)
	Intel Core i5-4590S 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	869 (100%)

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.


	AMD GX-420GI 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	842 (32%)
	Intel Core i5-4590S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	2651 (100%)

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.


	AMD GX-420GI 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	408 (37%)
	Intel Core i5-4590S 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1116 (100%)

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.


	AMD GX-420GI 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	808 (25%)
	Intel Core i5-4590S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	3170 (100%)

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.


	AMD GX-420GI AMD Radeon R7E @ 0.63 GHz	481 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-4590S Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz	368 (77%)

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.


	AMD GX-420GI 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	1571 (31%)
	Intel Core i5-4590S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	5122 (100%)

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.


	AMD GX-420GI 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-4590S 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	321 (100%)

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.


	AMD GX-420GI 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-4590S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1223 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD GX-420GI 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-4590S 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1419 (100%)

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.


	AMD GX-420GI 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-4590S 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	144 (100%)

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.


	AMD GX-420GI 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-4590S 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	477 (100%)

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