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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-4690 outperforms the cheaper FX-6100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-4690 is 932 days newer than the cheaper FX-6100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 13% better in Sea of Thieves than FX-6100 - 229 vs 202 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD FX-6100 - 84 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6100 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-6100
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i5-4690 - CA$80.8 vs CA$139.34
- Up to 34% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-4690 - CA$0.4 vs CA$0.61 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 6 vs 4 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
229
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.61/FPS
65%
Price, CA$
CA$139.34
57%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690
Buy for CA$139.34 on Amazon
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FX-6100
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
202
88%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$80.8
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-6100 FX6100 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 FD6100WMW6KGU FD6100WMGUSBX
Buy for CA$80.8 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11573 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FX-6100
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | AMD FX-6100 |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Haswell | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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