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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690K is 1194 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i5-4690K - CA$339.58 vs CA$350.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 13% better in New World than Core i7-990X - 112 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing New World than Core i7-990X - CA$3.12 vs CA$3.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 88 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
99
88.39285714285714%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.43/FPS
90.96209912536443%
Price, CA$
CA$339.58
100%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Updated 185 minutes ago
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
112
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.12/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$350
97%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor (6M Cache, Upto 3.9 GHz) FC-LGA12C
Buy for CA$350 on Amazon
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Updated 186 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
43.900543900543894%
Multi-Core
2626
72.32167446984302%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Core i5-4690K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 88 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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