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The Core i5-4590 is a much slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-9600, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's $79.58 cheaper!

Advantages of the Core i5-4590

  • Up to 64% cheaper – $45.42 vs $125.00
  • A much better value for money for gaming

Advantages of the Core i5-9600

  • A much faster CPU for gaming
  • Consumes up to 23% less energy – 65 vs 84 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 6 vs 4 threads

Core i5-4590 vs Core i5-9600 for Gaming

The CPU's performance in selected game and settings

Core i5-4590 vs Core i5-9600 in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

Ultra

1920x1080

+2

Average FPS

Average FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Very High

1920x1080

+2

Average FPS

Average FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

High

1920x1080

+1

Average FPS

Average FPS

Valorant

Valorant

Epic

1920x1080

+4

Average FPS

Average FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

Very High

1920x1080

Average FPS

Average FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i5-4590 vs Core i5-9600 in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo

Core i5-4590

May 1st, 2014


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1140

74%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

3147

63%

Intel Core i5-9600 Logo

Core i5-9600

Oct 19th, 2018


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1535

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

4999

100%

Performance Specifications

The Core i5-4590 vs Core i5-9600 in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo

Core i5-4590

May 1st, 2014


Cores

4-core

67%

L3 Cache

6 MB

67%


Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

80%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

MHz

Intel Core i5-9600 Logo

Core i5-9600

Oct 19th, 2018


Cores

6-core

100%

L3 Cache

9 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.1 GHz

94%

Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2666 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i5-4590 Logo

Core i5-4590

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i5-9600 Logo

Core i5-9600

Core i5-4590 and Core i5-9600 vs Other CPUs

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The most compared CPUs against the Core i5-4590 and Core i5-9600

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