Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 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 i5-12400 is 2805 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590.
Advantages of Core i5-4590
- Up to 98% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - £50.88 vs £2511.32
- Up to 98% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-12400 - £0.25 vs £11.57 per FPS
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 8% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-4590 - 217 vs 200 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-4590 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590 - 12 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
200
92%
Value, £/FPS
£0.25/FPS
100%
Price, £
£50.88
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £50.88 on Amazon
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Buy for £2,511.32 on Amazon
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4590 | vs | Core i5-12400 |
---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
No | Overclockable | No |