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Core i5-4590S vs Core i5-12600K

Core i5-4590S vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP $289

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Core i5-4590S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 2744 days newer than Core i5-4590S.

Advantages of Core i5-4590S

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 14% better in Ready or Not than Core i5-4590S - 293 vs 256 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590S - 16 vs 4 threads
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Ready or Not

Ready or Not

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-4590S Logo
Core i5-4590S

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

256

87%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

293

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-4590S Logo
Core i5-4590S

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-4590S Logo
Core i5-4590S

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1084

44%

Multi-Core

2951

25%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Core i5-4590S Logo

Core i5-4590S

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

May 1st, 2014Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i5
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
4Threads
16
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
29.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 4600Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-4590S or Core i5-12600K

With selected game settings

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