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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3820 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690 is 808 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3820.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 10% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-3820 - 136 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i7-3820 - $52.0 vs $319.88
- Up to 85% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-3820 - $0.38 vs $2.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 84 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3820 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 8 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
136
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/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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Updated 349407 minutes ago
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
FPS
124
91.17647058823529%
Value, $/FPS
$2.58/FPS
14.728682170542633%
Price, $
$319.88
16%
Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
Buy for $319.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349405 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Single-Core
617
51.80520570948782%
Multi-Core
2299
69.60339085679685%
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | Intel Core i7-3820 |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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