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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F is 1713 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 2% better in Ready or Not than Core i5-4690 - 266 vs 260 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 54% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $52.0 vs $112.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i5-9400F - $0.2 vs $0.42 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
266
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.42/FPS
47.61904761904762%
Price, $
$112
46%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Updated 361153 minutes ago
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
260
97.74436090225564%
Value, $/FPS
$0.2/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
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Updated 361153 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1191
86.42960812772134%
Multi-Core
3303
68.32850641290857%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i5-4690
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
79 FPS
$14.27/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,126.99
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79 FPS
$14.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,169.99
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67 FPS
$10.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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