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$147.22
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MSRP in USD: $192
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4590T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2795 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590T
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $147.22 vs $161.57
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 50% better in War Thunder than Core i5-4590T - 230 vs 153 FPS
- Up to 27% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-4590T - $0.7 vs $0.96 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590T - 12 vs 4 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Core i5-4590T 2.00GHz LGA 1150 CPU Processor SR1S6
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
230
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$161.57
91%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
Buy for $161.57 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 198 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-4590T
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4590T | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-4590T or Core i5-12400
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
174 FPS
$3.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$649.99
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190 FPS
$5.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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190 FPS
$6.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
In Stock
183 FPS
$4.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$849.99
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190 FPS
$7.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
In Stock
183 FPS
$6.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,119.99
In Stock
183 FPS
$5.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,055
In Stock
183 FPS
$5.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$929.9
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183 FPS
$7.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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183 FPS
$9.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
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