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In short — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4590 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4590 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600 is 2511 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 18% better in Minecraft than Core i5-4590 - 794 vs 675 FPS
- 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $79.0 vs $140.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i5-11600 - $0.12 vs $0.18 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i5-4590 BX80646I54590 Processor (6M Cache, 3.3 GHz)
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Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | Intel Core i5-4590 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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