AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 vs Intel Core i5-4590S

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-4590S
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 Intel Core i5-4590S

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 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 Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 was released in Q3/2022.

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 Ryzen 5 (78) Family Intel Core i5 (328)
AMD Ryzen 5000U (13) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
4 Generation 4
Cezanne (Zen 3) Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 is 3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-4590S has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-4590S is at 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4590S
12 Cores 4
24 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
4.70 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 Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4590S
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 or Intel Core i5-4590S has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 20
-- Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- 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.

no iGPU 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 Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-4590S supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4590S
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1600
64 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
6.00 MB L2 Cache --
64.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 is 65 W, while the Intel Core i5-4590S has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4590S
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 70.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-4590S is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 Characteristic Intel Core i5-4590S
7 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM4 (PGA 1331) Socket LGA 1150
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2022 Release date Q2/2014
-- Release price 202 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz
1613 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4590S Intel Core i5-4590S
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
869 (54%)

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 Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
9846 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4590S Intel Core i5-4590S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
2651 (27%)

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 Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz
2119 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4590S Intel Core i5-4590S
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1116 (53%)

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 Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
8315 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4590S Intel Core i5-4590S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3170 (38%)

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 Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
34677 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4590S Intel Core i5-4590S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
5122 (15%)

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 Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4590S 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 Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4590S Intel Core i5-4590S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1223 (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 Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4590S Intel Core i5-4590S
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz
368 (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 Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4590S 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 Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4590S 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 Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-4590S Intel Core i5-4590S
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
477 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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