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Core i5-4590 vs Core i7-12700K

Core i5-4590 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i5-4590 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2744 days newer than Core i5-4590.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590

  • Consumes up to 33% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 84 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 10% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i5-4590 - 198 vs 180 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590 - 20 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Crysis 3 Remastered.
Crysis 3 Remastered

Crysis 3 Remastered

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

180

90.9090909090909%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

198

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.27/FPS

100%

Price, €

€251.82

100%

FPS and Value Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1126

44.4883445278546%

Multi-Core

3140

22.929750255586388%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo

Intel Core i5-4590

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Intel Core i7-12700K

May 1st, 2014Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i7
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
4Threads
20
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
84 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
33.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 4600Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-4590 or Core i7-12700K

Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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