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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 9 5950X is 2380 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - £68.88 vs £319.0
- Up to 75% better value when playing Lost Ark than Ryzen 9 5950X - £0.28 vs £1.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 84 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 14% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-4690 - 285 vs 249 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 32 vs 4 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
249
87%
Value, £/FPS
£0.28/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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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16C/32T, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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