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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9800X 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 i7-9800X is 1632 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X
- Performs up to 3% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-4590 - 130 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 94% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $49.0 vs $768.88
- Up to 93% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-9800X - $0.39 vs $5.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 49% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 84 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.91/FPS
6.598984771573605%
Price, $
$768.88
6%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
126
96.92307692307692%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$49
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4590 BX80646I54590 Processor (6M Cache, 3.3 GHz)
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In Stock
Updated 209 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1126
82.30994152046783%
Multi-Core
3140
42.70365837073303%
Intel Core i7-9800X | vs | Intel Core i5-4590 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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