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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 Ryzen 9 7900X is 3071 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590
- Up to 91% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £29.95 vs £346.98
- Up to 90% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 9 7900X - £0.18 vs £1.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 51% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 84 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 11% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-4590 - 187 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590 - 24 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
169
90%
Value, £/FPS
£0.18/FPS
100%
Price, £
£29.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4590 3.30 GHz Quad-Core Quad-Thread 6 MB Cache 84 W CPU Processor LGA 1150
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Retail, Noir, (AM5/12 Core/4.7GHz/76MB/170W/Radeon) - 100-000000589
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4590 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-4590 or Ryzen 9 7900X
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
50 FPS
£24.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,248
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160 FPS
£13.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,091.6
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136 FPS
£12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,632
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110 FPS
£14.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,564.8
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83 FPS
£16.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,377.6
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84 FPS
£15.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,303.2
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71 FPS
£20.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,480.8
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160 FPS
£25.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£4,119.95
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160 FPS
£23.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£3,749.95
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