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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F is 1713 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590S
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $42.89 vs $112.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-9400F - $0.15 vs $0.38 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 2% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-4590S - 293 vs 287 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590S - 6 vs 4 threads
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
287
97.95221843003414%
Value, $/FPS
$0.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$42.89
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-4590S I5 4590S 3.0 GHz Used Quad-Core CPU Processor 6M 65W LGA 1150
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
293
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
39.473684210526315%
Price, $
$112
38%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1084
78.66473149492018%
Multi-Core
2951
61.046752172114196%
Intel Core i5-4590S | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-4590S or Core i5-9400F
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
66 FPS
$17.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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66 FPS
$17.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,169.99
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46 FPS
$15.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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