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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1999
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 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 Threadripper 3970X is 2034 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 96% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £106.66 vs £2798.0
- Up to 96% better value when playing Deathloop than Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - £0.61 vs £15.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - 84 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
- Performs up to 3% better in Deathloop than Core i5-4690 - 181 vs 175 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 64 vs 4 threads
Deathloop
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
175
96.68508287292818%
Value, £/FPS
£0.61/FPS
100%
Price, £
£106.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only
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Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
181
100%
Value, £/FPS
£15.46/FPS
3.945666235446313%
Price, £
£2798
3%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Processor (32C/64T, 128 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Boost)
Buy for £2,798 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 40912 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1191
72.79951100244499%
Multi-Core
3303
23.579383209594518%
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Haswell | Codename | Castle Peak |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket TRX4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 32 |
| 4 | Threads | 64 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 280 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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