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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4590 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600K 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 i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- 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 3% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-2600K - 169 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i7-2600K - $79.0 vs $85.0
- Up to 10% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-2600K - $0.47 vs $0.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 84 vs 95 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
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Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K
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Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
169
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$0.47/FPS
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$79
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Intel Core i5-4590 BX80646I54590 Processor (6M Cache, 3.3 GHz)
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Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600K | 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 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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