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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690 is 1208 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 6% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-2600K - 128 vs 121 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-2600K - $52.0 vs $70.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-2600K - $0.41 vs $0.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 84 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 8 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
128
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$52
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only
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Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
121
94.53125%
Value, $/FPS
$0.58/FPS
70.6896551724138%
Price, $
$70
74%
Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K
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Updated 349764 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
668
56.08732157850545%
Multi-Core
2320
70.23917650620648%
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600K |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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