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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4590 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4590 is 822 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590
- Performs up to 7% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-2550K - 134 vs 125 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $79.0 vs $99.0
- Up to 25% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-2550K - $0.59 vs $0.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 84 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
134
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Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79
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Intel Core i5-4590 BX80646I54590 Processor (6M Cache, 3.3 GHz)
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i5-4590 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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