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€200
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MSRP $409
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4590 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4590 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2744 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590.
Advantages of Core i5-4590
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - €200.00 vs €273.11
- Up to 14% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i7-12700K - €0.83 vs €0.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 84 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 18% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i5-4590 - 284 vs 241 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590 - 20 vs 4 threads
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
INTEL Core I5-4590 3,3GHz LGA1150 6MB Cache Tray C
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Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
284
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.96/FPS
86%
Price, €
€273.11
73%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K Box.
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Updated 7198 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4590 | vs | Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-4590 or Core i7-12700K
With selected game settings
197 FPS
€8.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,679
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250 FPS
€9.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,484.9
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142 FPS
€8.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,159
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161 FPS
€8.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,439
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196 FPS
€17.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,449.57
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207 FPS
€25.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€5,300.99
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172 FPS
€8.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,409
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107 FPS
€9.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,039
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180 FPS
€10.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899.9
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107 FPS
€8.68/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€929
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