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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4590S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4590S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 1713 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 5% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-4590S - 113 vs 108 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590S - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590S
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $48.4 vs $80.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-9400F - $0.45 vs $0.71 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
113
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
63.38028169014085%
Price, $
$80
60%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Updated 1834 minutes ago
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
108
95.57522123893806%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$48.4
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-4590S I5 4590S 3.0 GHz Used Quad-Core CPU Processor 6M 65W LGA 1150
Buy for $48.4 on Amazon
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Updated 1830 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1084
78.66473149492018%
Multi-Core
2951
61.046752172114196%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i5-4590S |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i5-4590S
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
14 FPS
$72.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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14 FPS
$70.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$984
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6 FPS
$133/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$798
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