Key Differences
In short — Core i5-4690K outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-4690K is 587 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than FX-8300 - 190 vs 189 FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 88 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-4690K - €73.57 vs €89.07
- Up to 17% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-4690K - €0.39 vs €0.47 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 8 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
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Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690K | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
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Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
Core i5 | Collection | FX |
Haswell | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 8 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |