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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4590 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4590 is 1208 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-2600 - 215 vs 211 FPS
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i7-2600 - $79.0 vs $190.73
- Up to 59% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-2600 - $0.37 vs $0.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 84 vs 95 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
215
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/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
Epic
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600 | vs | Intel Core i5-4590 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2600 or Core i5-4590
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
55 FPS
$16.36/FPS
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Core i7-2600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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