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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 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 i5-8500 is 1385 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 3% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i5-4690 - 174 vs 169 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $40.95 vs $99.63
- Up to 58% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i5-8500 - $0.27 vs $0.64 per FPS
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
174
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.64/FPS
42.1875%
Price, €
€110.59
41%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
169
97.12643678160919%
Value, €/FPS
€0.27/FPS
100%
Price, €
€45.45
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only
Buy for €45.45 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 51431 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1191
85.86878154289835%
Multi-Core
3303
68.18744838976053%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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