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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690 is 1654 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 1900% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-960 - 20 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $52.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 99% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-960 - $2.6 vs $299.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 84 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-960 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 8 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
20
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.6/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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Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
41.22586062132662%
Multi-Core
1663
50.34816833181955%
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | Intel Core i7-960 |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 20th, 2009 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Bloomfield |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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