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CA$350
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 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 Ryzen 9 7900 is 3148 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Up to 28% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$350.0 vs CA$487.99
- Up to 10% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$0.46 vs CA$0.51 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 26% better in Valorant than Core i5-4690K - 963 vs 763 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690K - 65 vs 88 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 24 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
763
79%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$350
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor (6M Cache, Upto 3.9 GHz) FC-LGA12C
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Updated 2361 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
963
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.51/FPS
90%
Price, CA$
CA$487.99
71%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for CA$487.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2369 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-4690K or Ryzen 9 7900
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
925 FPS
CA$7.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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925 FPS
CA$9.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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CA$8,694.83
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