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CA$124.25
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Prices and StockMSRP $122
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MSRP $122
Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4690K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4690K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 2773 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690K.
Advantages of Core i5-4690K
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i3-12100 - CA$124.25 vs CA$159.00
- Up to 15% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i3-12100 - CA$1.46 vs CA$1.71 per FPS
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 9% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-4690K - 93 vs 85 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690K - 60 vs 88 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 8 vs 4 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
85
91%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.46/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$124.25
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor (6M Cache, Upto 3.9 GHz) FC-LGA12C
Buy for CA$124.25 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 18 minutes ago
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
93
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.71/FPS
85%
Price, CA$
CA$159
78%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i3 (12th Gen) i3-12100 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack , Blue
Buy for CA$159 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 24 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4690K | vs | Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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