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Core i5-8500 vs Core i5-4690K

Core i5-8500 vs Core i5-4690K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6

Buy for CA$274.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-4690K

3.5 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-4690K Logo
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor (6M Cache, Upto 3.9 GHz) FC-LGA12C

Buy for CA$350 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6

Buy for CA$274.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-4690K

3.5 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-4690K Logo
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor (6M Cache, Upto 3.9 GHz) FC-LGA12C

Buy for CA$350 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-4690K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1353 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-4690K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500

  • Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Core i5-4690K - 184 vs 183 FPS
  • Up to 22% cheaper than Core i5-4690K - CA$274.39 vs CA$350.0
  • 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 - 6 vs 4 threads
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Stray

Stray

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

184

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$274.39

100%

FPS Winner

Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6

Buy for CA$274.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-4690K Logo
Core i5-4690K

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014


FPS

183

99.45652173913044%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$350

78%

Intel Core i5-4690K Processor (6M Cache, Upto 3.9 GHz) FC-LGA12C

Buy for CA$350 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 65 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Intel Core i5-4690K Logo
Core i5-4690K

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

100%

Multi-Core

4844

100%

Intel Core i5-4690K Logo
Core i5-4690K

Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014


Single-Core

1287

92.79019466474405%

Multi-Core

3631

74.95871180842279%

Intel Core i5-8500

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Intel Core i5-4690K

Feb 14th, 2018
Release DateJun 2nd, 2014
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
6
Threads4
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
4.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.9 GHz
65 W
TDP88 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
30.0xMultiplier
35.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4600
NoOverclockable
Yes

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