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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-4590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 427 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-4590.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 1% better in Valorant than Core i5-4590 - 751 vs 746 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i5-4590 - $56.0 vs $79.0
- Up to 36% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-4590 - $0.07 vs $0.11 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-4590 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
751
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$56
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Intel Core i5-4590 BX80646I54590 Processor (6M Cache, 3.3 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | 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 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i5-4590
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
337 FPS
$1.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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396 FPS
$1.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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