Intel Core i5-4590
Specifications, where the Core i5-4590 sits for gaming, the graphics card worth pairing with it, and the frame rate the pair returns at every resolution.
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
The Core i5-4590 and the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB return about 64 fps on High at 1440p with neither part wasting the other. A card slower than the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB wastes the Core i5-4590, and a faster one runs straight into it.
Check current priceon Amazon See the full bottleneck result for this pairCore i5-4590 specifications
| Manufacturer | Intel |
| Released | 2014 |
| Cores and threads | 4 cores, 4 threads |
| Boost clock | 3.7 GHz |
| TDP | 84 W |
| Gaming performance index | 44.0 (Ryzen 7 9800X3D = 100) |
| Multithread index | 24.0 |
What these numbers mean for the Core i5-4590
On our index the Core i5-4590 scores 44.0, which places it 81st of the 83 processors we track and puts it faster than roughly 2% of them.
The nearest part below the Core i5-4590 is the Ryzen 5 1600 at 42.0, 4.5% slower, and a margin of 4.5% sits inside the run to run variance you would see replaying the same scene in most games.
The Core i5-4590 is tuned for games rather than throughput, scoring 44.0 for games against 24.0 for multithread work, and that shape is the signature of a part built around cache and per core speed at 3.7 GHz rather than around core count, which is what game engines actually use.
The Core i5-4590 has 4 cores and 4 threads, which is below where modern titles are comfortable: several recent games run badly on 4 cores regardless of a 3.7 GHz boost clock, so this is a chip to pair modestly and plan to replace rather than build around.
A 2014 part, so the platform around the Core i5-4590 matters as much as the chip: expect PCIe 3.0, slower memory support and no upgrade path left on that socket after 12 years. Those cost a few percent on top of whatever its 44.0 index says.
Core i5-4590 frame rate at each resolution
The Core i5-4590 paired with the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB on the High preset with 16 GB of system memory. The processor is the limit at all three resolutions here, so the Core i5-4590 only drops 51% from 75 fps to 37 fps across them and keeps capacity it is never asked for.
| Resolution | Estimated fps | Limited by |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p (1920 x 1080) | 75 fps | CPU |
| 1440p (2560 x 1440) | 64 fps | Balanced |
| 4K (3840 x 2160) | 37 fps | Balanced |
How the Core i5-4590 compares
6 processors sit within 30% of the Core i5-4590 on our gaming index, running from the Core i5-8400 at +30% to the Core i7-4790K at +18%, a window narrow enough that price, memory and power decide it rather than raw speed.
What to pair with the Core i5-4590, and when to upgrade
When the Core i5-4590 becomes the limit, the Ryzen 5 4500 is the next step worth paying for: 55.0 on our index against 44.0, a jump of 25%, which is roughly where an upgrade stops being something you have to look at a counter to notice. See its specs.
Check the Core i5-4590 against your own parts
Core i5-4590 specifications on this page are from Intel, while its gaming index of 44.0 is modelled from published benchmark data for the Core i5-4590 rather than measured on a test bench, and every frame rate above follows from that figure. How we calculate this