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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690 is 1036 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 4% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 7 1700 - 682 vs 658 FPS
- Up to 59% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - CA$123.88 vs CA$304.36
- Up to 61% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen 7 1700 - CA$0.18 vs CA$0.46 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 16 vs 4 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
682
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$123.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690
Buy for CA$123.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3748 minutes ago
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
658
96.48093841642229%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.46/FPS
39.13043478260869%
Price, CA$
CA$304.36
40%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler (YD1700BBAEBOX)
Buy for CA$304.36 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3750 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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