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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 1341 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 6% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-4590S - 222 vs 210 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590S - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590S
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $48.4 vs $140.0
- Up to 63% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-8700 - $0.23 vs $0.63 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
222
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
36.50793650793651%
Price, $
$140
34%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 136 minutes ago
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
210
94.5945945945946%
Value, $/FPS
$0.23/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 137 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1084
71.64573694646398%
Multi-Core
2951
49.97459779847587%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i5-4590S |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i5-4590S
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
81 FPS
$10.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$859.99
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21 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699.99
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16 FPS
$112.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799
In Stock
55 FPS
$45.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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