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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9960X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4590T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4590T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9960X is 1622 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590T
- Up to 95% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $75.0 vs $1499.99
- Up to 95% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i9-9960X - $0.34 vs $6.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 35 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 3% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-4590T - 225 vs 219 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590T - 32 vs 4 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-4590T
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
FPS
219
97.33333333333334%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$75
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4590T 2.00GHz LGA 1150 CPU Processor SR1S6
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Updated 34390 minutes ago
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
225
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.67/FPS
5.097451274362819%
Price, $
$1499.99
5%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Updated 34394 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-4590T
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4590T
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Single-Core
916
66.47314949201741%
Multi-Core
2544
25.45527316389834%
Intel Core i5-4590T | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
| May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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