Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2600X 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 2600X is 1449 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 76% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - £44.88 vs £187.33
- Up to 76% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 2600X - £0.33 vs £1.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 84 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Performs up to 1% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-4690 - 137 vs 136 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 12 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
136
99.27007299270073%
Value, £/FPS
£0.33/FPS
100%
Price, £
£44.88
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £44.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 44030 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
137
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.37/FPS
24.08759124087591%
Price, £
£187.33
23%
FPS Winner
Buy for £187.33 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 44030 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1191
96.28132578819725%
Multi-Core
3303
62.75888276648299%
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Haswell | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
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 | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |