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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 1632 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $52.0 vs $468.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i9-9900K - $0.19 vs $1.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 84 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 4% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-4690 - 284 vs 273 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 16 vs 4 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
273
96.12676056338029%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/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 i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
284
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.65/FPS
11.515151515151516%
Price, $
$468
11%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 349517 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1191
71.40287769784173%
Multi-Core
3303
41.49497487437186%
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-4690 or Core i9-9900K
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
189 FPS
$24.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$4,699.99
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159 FPS
$23.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,800.94
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140 FPS
$27.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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