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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4590 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 761 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-4590 - 128 vs 126 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $48.59 vs $120.0
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 84 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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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 Quality Raytracing
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1126
89.93610223642172%
Multi-Core
3140
44.11351503231244%
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | Intel Core i5-4590 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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