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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4590 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-860 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4590 is 1696 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-860.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-860
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590
- Performs up to 4% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i7-860 - 231 vs 222 FPS
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i7-860 - £52.37 vs £270.91
- Up to 81% better value when playing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i7-860 - £0.23 vs £1.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i7-860 - 84 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-860 doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
222
96.1038961038961%
Value, £/FPS
£1.22/FPS
18.852459016393443%
Price, £
£270.91
19%
Intel Core i7-860 - processors (Intel Core i7-xxx, Socket H (LGA 1156), i7-860, 64-bit, L3, 0.65 - 1.4 V)
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Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
231
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.23/FPS
100%
Price, £
£52.37
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80646I54590 - Core i5-4590
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-860 | vs | Intel Core i5-4590 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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