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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100 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 i3-12100 is 2805 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i3-12100 - $79.0 vs $121.98
- Up to 26% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i3-12100 - $0.35 vs $0.47 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 14% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-4590 - 259 vs 227 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-4590 - 60 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590 - 8 vs 4 threads
Sea of Thieves
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Intel Core i5-4590 BX80646I54590 Processor (6M Cache, 3.3 GHz)
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Intel Core i3 (12th Gen) i3-12100 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack, Blue
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Mythical
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4590 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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