Buy on Amazon
$52
In Stock
Availability
Availability
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690 is 1162 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 11% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-990X - 136 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $52.0 vs $178.02
- Up to 74% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-990X - $0.38 vs $1.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 84 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 12 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
Buy for $52 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349412 minutes ago
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
123
90.44117647058823%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
26.20689655172414%
Price, $
$178.02
29%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
Buy for $178.02 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349410 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
47.43912678421495%
Multi-Core
2626
79.5034816833182%
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
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 | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
