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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 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 Ryzen 5 5500 is 2895 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Core i5-4690
- Up to 41% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - £49.97 vs £84.00
- Up to 36% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 5 5500 - £0.09 vs £0.14 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 16% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-4690 - 617 vs 532 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
532
86%
Value, £/FPS
£0.09/FPS
100%
Price, £
£49.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor (6 cores/12 threads, 65W DTP, AM4 socket, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth cooler)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4690 | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-4690 or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
310 FPS
£2.58/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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357 FPS
£2.32/FPS
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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278 FPS
£3.96/FPS
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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278 FPS
£2.63/FPS
12 GB, N/A Storage
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328 FPS
£4.36/FPS
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