Intel Core i5-4590 vs AMD Athlon II X2 240

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Intel Core i5-4590 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X2 240
Intel Core i5-4590 AMD Athlon II X2 240

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-4590 and the AMD Athlon II X2 240 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-4590 4 core processor released in Q3/2014 with the AMD Athlon II X2 240 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2009.
Intel Core i5 (336) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Core i 4000 (64) CPU group AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)
4 Generation 1
Haswell S Architecture Propus
Desktop Segment Desktop
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4590 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon II X2 240 clocks with 2.80 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-4590 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 240
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i5-4590 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 240
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

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

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 no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-4590, while the AMD Athlon II X2 240 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-4590 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 240
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1333
32 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-4590 has a TDP of 84 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon II X2 240 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-4590 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 240
84 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4590 has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon II X2 240 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 45 nm.

Intel Core i5-4590 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 240
22 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 1150 Socket AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q3/2009
202 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4590 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 (43%)
Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4590 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 (20%)

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 i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
877 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
373 (43%)

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 i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2819 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
707 (25%)

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 i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
5353 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1001 (19%)

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.
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1496 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
253 (17%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
52 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
198 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
811 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 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 i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3167 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1137 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3276 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 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 i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
319 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 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 i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1227 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.10 GHz
352 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
677.5 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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.
Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
386 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 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 i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
144 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 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 i5-4590 Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
505 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-4590 AMD Athlon II X2 240
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