Intel Core i5-4590T vs AMD EPYC 9684X

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-4590T		AMD EPYC 9684X
CPU comparison Intel Core i5-4590T or AMD EPYC 9684X - 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 EPYC 9684X has 96 cores with 192 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9684X was released in Q2/2023.

Intel Core i5 (331)	Family	AMD EPYC (129)
Intel Core i 4000 (64)	CPU group	AMD EPYC 9004 (21)
4	Generation	4
Haswell S	Architecture	Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

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 EPYC 9684X has 96 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.55 GHz (3.70 GHz).
Intel Core i5-4590T	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 9684X
4	Cores	96
4	Threads	192
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.00 GHz	Frequency	2.55 GHz
3.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.70 GHz
2.50 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.42 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.
Intel Core i5-4590T	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 9684X
--	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.
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 The Intel Core i5-4590T supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9684X can connect up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels.
Intel Core i5-4590T	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 9684X
DDR3-1600	Memory	DDR5-4800
32 GB	Max. Memory	6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	12
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	460.8 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
6.00 MB	L3 Cache	1,152.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	5.0
16	PCIe lanes	128
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	504.1 GB/s
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 EPYC 9684X is 400 W.
Intel Core i5-4590T	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 9684X
35 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	400 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	320 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i5-4590T has a 6.00 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 9684X cache has a total of 1,152.00 MB.
Intel Core i5-4590T	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 9684X
22 nm	Technology	5 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI
LGA 1150	Socket	SP5
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11
Q2/2014	Release date	Q2/2023
--	Release price	14756 $

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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 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	657 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9684X 96C 192T @ 3.70 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 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2466 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9684X 96C 192T @ 3.42 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 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	709 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9684X 96C 192T @ 3.70 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 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2231 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9684X 96C 192T @ 3.42 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 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	917 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9684X 96C 192T @ 3.70 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 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2776 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9684X 96C 192T @ 3.42 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 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	243 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9684X 96C 192T @ 3.70 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 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	935 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9684X 96C 192T @ 3.42 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 i5-4590T Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.10 GHz	352 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9684X @ 0.00 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 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	4031 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9684X 96C 192T @ 3.42 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 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	117 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9684X 96C 192T @ 3.70 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 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	361 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 9684X 96C 192T @ 3.42 GHz	0 (0%)

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