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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1089
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K 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 i7-6900K is 761 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $79.0 vs $120.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-6900K - $0.71 vs $1.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 84 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 4% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-4590 - 115 vs 111 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590 - 16 vs 4 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-4590 BX80646I54590 Processor (6M Cache, 3.3 GHz)
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Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4590 | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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