Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4690 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 2034 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 91% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - £44.88 vs £499.0
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 84 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 3% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-4690 - 119 vs 115 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 32 vs 4 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1191
69.8943661971831%
Multi-Core
3303
30.880703066566937%
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
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May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Haswell | Codename | Matisse |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 16 |
4 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 105 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |