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Core i5-4590 vs Core i5-12400

Core i5-4590 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

200

92%

Value, £/FPS

£0.25/FPS

100%

Price, £

£50.88

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

217

100%

Value, £/FPS

£11.57/FPS

2%

Price, £

£2511.32

2%

FPS Winner

QNAP TVS-h674 6-Bay Core i5-12400 32GB NAS Enclosure black

Buy for £2,511.32 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7111 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1126

52%

Multi-Core

3140

35%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo

Core i5-4590

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

May 1st, 2014
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5Core i5
HaswellAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
4
6
4
12
3.3 GHz
2.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
4.4 GHz
84 W
65 W
22 nm
10 nm
33.0x
25.0x
Intel HD 4600UHD Graphics 730
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£2,511.32

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£126.47

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£2,511.32

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£2,511.32

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£204.99

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£2,511.32

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£346.84

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£279.99

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£2,511.32

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£239.56

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£2,511.32

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£139.99

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£2,511.32

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£2,511.32

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£169.39

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£2,511.32

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£354.25

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£2,511.32

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£2,511.32

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Core i5-12600K

£236.83

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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Core i7-13700K

£313.61

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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Core i9-14900KF
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

£326.15

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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Core i3-12100F

£70

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Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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Ryzen 7 8700G
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Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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Core i9-14900K

£435.39

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Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X
Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

£485.96

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X
Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

£84

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600
Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

£739.89

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X
Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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

£201.54

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

£349

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

£929.89

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600
Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

£126.47

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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Ryzen 9 7950X
Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

£204.99

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

£346.84

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

£279.99

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

£239.56

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

£139.99

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F
Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

£169.39

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

£354.25

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

£236.83

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

£313.61

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF
Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

£50.88

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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

£326.15

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