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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F 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 i5-12400F is 2805 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 15% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-4590 - 195 vs 170 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 91% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $79.0 vs $899.99
- Up to 90% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-12400F - $0.46 vs $4.62 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i350 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-12400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3050, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-350-LCS,White
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Intel Core i5-4590 BX80646I54590 Processor (6M Cache, 3.3 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | Intel Core i5-4590 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or Core i5-4590
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
77 FPS
$12.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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88 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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94 FPS
$9.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
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88 FPS
$9.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879
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77 FPS
$21.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,649
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63 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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88 FPS
$13.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,219.96
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94 FPS
$9.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$912.95
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63 FPS
$16.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,021
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63 FPS
$12.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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