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Core i5-4590 vs Core i9-12900KS

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

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4590 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 2896 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590

  • Up to 63% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - €108.94 vs €293.0
  • Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 84 vs 150 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS

  • Performs up to 10% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-4590 - 300 vs 272 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590 - 24 vs 4 threads
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Apex Legends

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

272

90.66666666666666%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€108.94

100%

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


FPS

300

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€293

37%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KS processor 30 MB Smart Cache Box

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In Stock

Updated 74572 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo
Core i5-4590

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1126

41.82763744427935%

Multi-Core

3140

19.355236392775687%

Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo
Core i9-12900KS

Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022


Single-Core

2692

100%

Multi-Core

16223

100%

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo

Intel Core i5-4590

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Intel Core i9-12900KS Logo

Intel Core i9-12900KS

May 1st, 2014Release Date
Apr 5th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i9
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
24
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
84 W
TDP150 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
33.0xMultiplier
34.0x
Intel HD 4600Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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