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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4690 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2826 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 2% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - £68.88 vs £69.99
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 28% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-4690 - 186 vs 145 FPS
- Up to 21% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i5-4690 - £0.38 vs £0.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 58 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 8 vs 4 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
186
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£69.99
98%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-4690 or Core i3-12100F
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
110 FPS
£11.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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