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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4590S outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4590S is 1208 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590S
- Performs up to 7% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-2500K - 133 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $42.89 vs $390.81
- Up to 90% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-2500K - $0.32 vs $3.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
124
93.23308270676691%
Value, $/FPS
$3.15/FPS
10.158730158730158%
Price, $
$390.81
10%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
133
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$42.89
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core I5-4590S I5 4590S 3.0 GHz Used Quad-Core CPU Processor 6M 65W LGA 1150
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
59.59409594095941%
Multi-Core
1921
65.0965774313792%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i5-4590S |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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