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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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MSRP in USD: $488
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 1632 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $79.0 vs $399.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-9900K - $0.5 vs $2.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 84 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Halo Infinite than Core i5-4590 - 163 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590 - 16 vs 4 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-4590 BX80646I54590 Processor (6M Cache, 3.3 GHz)
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Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4590 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-4590 or Core i9-9900K
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
81 FPS
$58.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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57 FPS
$68.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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66 FPS
$60.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,999
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