Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690 is 920 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 14% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-2700K - 532 vs 468 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i7-2700K - £68.88 vs £141.26
- Up to 57% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-2700K - £0.13 vs £0.3 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 84 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 8 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
532
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.13/FPS
100%
Price, £
£68.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £68.88 on Amazon
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Buy for £141.26 on Amazon
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Updated 13622 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | Intel Core i7-2700K |
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May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2011 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 4 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
No | Overclockable | Yes |