Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9920X 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 i9-9920X is 1632 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590S
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i9-9920X - $42.89 vs $595.0
- Up to 92% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-9920X - $0.08 vs $1.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9920X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9920X
- Performs up to 8% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-4590S - 559 vs 519 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590S - 24 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
519
92.84436493738819%
Value, $/FPS
$0.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$42.89
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $42.89 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350560 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
559
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.06/FPS
7.547169811320755%
Price, $
$595
7%
FPS Winner
Buy for $595 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 350559 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1084
76.71620665251238%
Multi-Core
2951
31.253971616183012%
Intel Core i5-4590S | vs | Intel Core i9-9920X |
---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 12 |
4 | Threads | 24 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |