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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400 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 i5-10400 is 2191 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Performs up to 5% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-4690 - 143 vs 136 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
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - £68.88 vs £224.84
- Up to 68% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-10400 - £0.51 vs £1.57 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
143
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.57/FPS
32%
Price, £
£224.84
30%
FPS Winner
Intel Core I5-10400 I5 10400 2.9 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor L2=1.5M L3=12M 65W LGA 1200
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Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
136
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.51/FPS
100%
Price, £
£68.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only
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Updated 14333 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10400 or Core i5-4690
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
81 FPS
£13.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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