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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 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 i5-9400 is 1632 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 3% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-4690 - 141 vs 137 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $52.0 vs $160.91
- Up to 67% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-9400 - $0.38 vs $1.14 per FPS
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
141
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.14/FPS
33.333333333333336%
Price, $
$160.91
32%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Updated 349276 minutes ago
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
137
97.16312056737588%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/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 349277 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1191
86.05491329479769%
Multi-Core
3303
68.88425443169969%
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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