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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690K is 91 days older than the more expensive Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Core i7-5930K - 172 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $53.5 vs $549.95
- Up to 90% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-5930K - $0.31 vs $3.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 88 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5930K doesn't have integrated graphics
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
171
99.4186046511628%
Value, $/FPS
$3.22/FPS
9.627329192546583%
Price, $
$549.95
9%
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
172
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$53.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | Intel Core i5-4690K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 88 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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