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Core i5-4590 vs Core i7-2600K

Core i5-4590 vs Core i7-2600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-4590 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-4590 is 1208 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590

  • Performs up to 3% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i7-2600K - 196 vs 190 FPS
  • Up to 29% cheaper than Core i7-2600K - €108.94 vs €152.66
  • Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 84 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590 - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of HITMAN 3.
HITMAN 3

HITMAN 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

196

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€108.94

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

190

96.93877551020408%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€152.66

71%

Intel Intel Core i7 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i7-2600K Processor

Buy for 152.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74020 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1126

100%

Multi-Core

3140

100%

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

668

59.32504440497336%

Multi-Core

2320

73.88535031847134%

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo

Intel Core i5-4590

vs
Intel Core i7-2600K Logo

Intel Core i7-2600K

May 1st, 2014
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i5CollectionCore i7
HaswellCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
84 W
TDP95 W
22 nm
Process Size32 nm
33.0xMultiplier
34.0x
Intel HD 4600Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 3000
NoOverclockable
Yes

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