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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 1632 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 57% better in League of Legends than Core i5-4590 - 202 vs 129 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 80% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $79.0 vs $405.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-9900K - $0.61 vs $2.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 84 vs 95 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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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
Very High
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Core i5-4590 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Core i5-4590
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
185 FPS
$25.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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181 FPS
$21.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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182 FPS
$21.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,999
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