Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4590 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4590 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9500 is 1632 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 6% better in World of Warcraft than Core i5-4590 - 185 vs 174 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-4590 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - $79.0 vs $160.74
- Up to 48% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-9500 - $0.45 vs $0.87 per FPS
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Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | Intel Core i5-4590 |
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Oct 19th, 2018 | 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 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
No | Overclockable | No |