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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6600 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 i5-6600 is 427 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 1% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-4690 - 206 vs 203 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-6600 - $52.0 vs $74.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i5-6600 - $0.26 vs $0.36 per FPS
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
206
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
72.22222222222223%
Price, $
$74
70%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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In Stock
Updated 359803 minutes ago
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
203
98.54368932038835%
Value, $/FPS
$0.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$52
100%
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 359803 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1191
92.61275272161743%
Multi-Core
3303
92.98986486486487%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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