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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9940X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4690 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4690 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9940X is 1632 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 2% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i5-4690 - 490 vs 479 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 28 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - €79.81 vs €499.0
- Up to 83% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i9-9940X - €0.17 vs €1.02 per FPS
- Consumes up to 49% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 84 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9940X doesn't have integrated graphics
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Intel Core i9-9940X X-series Prozessor (19,25M Cache, bis zu 4,50 GHz)
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Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
479
97%
Value, €/FPS
€0.17/FPS
100%
Price, €
€79.81
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690 CPU Verwendeter 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop-Prozessor 3,5 GHz 6M 84W LGA1150
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 4 |
28 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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