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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690 is 123 days older than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 1% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-5930K - 157 vs 156 FPS
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $52.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 91% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-5930K - $0.33 vs $3.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 84 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 12 vs 4 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
157
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/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 i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
156
99.36305732484077%
Value, $/FPS
$3.53/FPS
9.348441926345611%
Price, $
$549.95
9%
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Updated 349622 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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