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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4590 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4590 is 1162 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590
- Performs up to 18% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i7-990X - 134 vs 114 FPS
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $49.0 vs $178.02
- Up to 76% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Core i7-990X - $0.37 vs $1.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 84 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
114
85.07462686567165%
Value, $/FPS
$1.56/FPS
23.717948717948715%
Price, $
$178.02
27%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
134
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$49
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
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
50.17761989342806%
Multi-Core
2626
83.63057324840764%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-4590 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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