The Core i5-4590 is a much slower gaming CPU than the Ryzen 9 3950X, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's £750.45 cheaper!
Advantages of the Core i5-4590
- Up to 94% cheaper – £48.55 vs £799.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 20% less energy – 84 vs 105 Watts
- Has an integrated GPU, while the Ryzen 9 3950X cannot run games without a dedicated GPU
Advantages of the Ryzen 9 3950X
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 32 vs 4 threads
Core i5-4590 vs Ryzen 9 3950X for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Core i5-4590
May 1st, 2014
Average FPS
180
93%
Min 1% FPS
120
94%
Price, £
£48.55
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.26/FPS
100%
Core i5-4590 vs Ryzen 9 3950X in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Core i5-4590 vs Ryzen 9 3950X in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Core i5-4590 vs Ryzen 9 3950X in core CPU performance specifications
Core i5-4590
May 1st, 2014
Cores
4-core
25%
L3 Cache
6 MB
9%
Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
94%
Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
79%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
MHz
Ryzen 9 3950X
Nov 25th, 2019
Cores
16-core
100%
L3 Cache
64 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Core i5-4590 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $749.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Haswell | Codename | Matisse |
84 W | Power Consumption | 105 W |
| Performance | ||
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 4.7 GHz |
| 6 MB | L3 Cache | 64 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 | RAM | DDR4 @ 3200 MHz |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | No |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
