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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $617
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K 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 i7-6850K is 761 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $52.0 vs $120.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-6850K - $2.6 vs $5.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 84 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 15% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-4690 - 23 vs 20 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 12 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
20
86.95652173913044%
Value, $/FPS
$2.6/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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Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
23
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.22/FPS
49.80842911877395%
Price, $
$120
43%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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In Stock
Updated 349620 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1191
93.92744479495269%
Multi-Core
3303
56.742827692836286%
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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