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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4590 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4590 is 1593 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-4590 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- 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 1% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 5 2500X - 326 vs 323 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2500X - $79.0 vs $106.47
- Up to 27% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 5 2500X - $0.24 vs $0.33 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
326
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4590 BX80646I54590 Processor (6M Cache, 3.3 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i5-4590 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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