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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X 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 i9-10900X is 1997 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590S
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $42.89 vs $615.0
- Up to 93% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-10900X - $0.21 vs $2.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-4590S - 207 vs 200 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590S - 20 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
200
96.61835748792271%
Value, $/FPS
$0.21/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 i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
207
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.97/FPS
7.07070707070707%
Price, $
$615
6%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1084
68.78172588832487%
Multi-Core
2951
31.490769394941843%
Intel Core i5-4590S | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Haswell | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-4590S or Core i9-10900X
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
207 FPS
$28.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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