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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4690 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4690 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2826 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 16% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-4690 - 159 vs 137 FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 58 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $52.0 vs $94.98
- Up to 37% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i3-12100F - $0.38 vs $0.6 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
159
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
63.33333333333334%
Price, $
$94.98
54%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
137
86.16352201257862%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$52
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1191
53.52808988764045%
Multi-Core
3303
44.293951991417465%
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 84 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-4690
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
60 FPS
$13.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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16 FPS
$54.68/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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