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$42.89
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Availability
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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MSRP in USD: $488
Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 1632 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590S
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $42.89 vs $468.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i9-9900K - $0.51 vs $3.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 49% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i5-4590S - 125 vs 84 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590S - 16 vs 4 threads
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
84
67.2%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/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 i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.74/FPS
13.636363636363635%
Price, $
$468
9%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 350374 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1084
64.98800959232614%
Multi-Core
2951
37.07286432160804%
Intel Core i5-4590S | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-4590S or Core i9-9900K
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
59 FPS
$79.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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40 FPS
$95.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,800.94
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28 FPS
$139.25/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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