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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4590 outperforms Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4590 is 427 days older than Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-4590 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590
- Performs up to 2% better in League of Legends than Core i5-6400 - 129 vs 127 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-6400 - $0.61 vs $0.62 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
129
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4590 BX80646I54590 Processor (6M Cache, 3.3 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i5-4590 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i5-4590
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
103 FPS
$8.01/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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