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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3930K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690 is 899 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 10% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-3930K - 229 vs 209 FPS
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i7-3930K - CA$121.6 vs CA$499.0
- Up to 78% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i7-3930K - CA$0.53 vs CA$2.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i7-3930K - 84 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3930K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3930K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 12 vs 4 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
229
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$121.6
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690
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Intel Core i7-3930K Hexa-Core Processor 3.2 Ghz 12 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73930K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-3930K
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | Intel Core i7-3930K |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 14th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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