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Core i5-4590T vs Core i9-12900K

Core i5-4590T vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £325.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £325.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Core i5-4590T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2734 days newer than Core i5-4590T.

Advantages of Core i5-4590T

  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 35 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 3% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-4590T - 194 vs 189 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590T - 24 vs 4 threads
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-4590T Logo
Core i5-4590T

Desktop • May 11th, 2014


FPS

189

97%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

194

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.68/FPS

100%

Price, £

£325.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £325.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-4590T Logo
Core i5-4590T

Desktop • May 11th, 2014

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-4590T Logo
Core i5-4590T

Desktop • May 11th, 2014


Single-Core

916

35%

Multi-Core

2544

16%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Core i5-4590T Logo

Core i5-4590T

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

May 11th, 2014Release Date
Core i5CollectionCore i9
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
4Threads
2.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
30.0xMultiplier
Intel HD 4600Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable

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