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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690 is 1208 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 16% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-2600K - 171 vs 148 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i7-2600K - £68.88 vs £118.88
- Up to 50% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i7-2600K - £0.4 vs £0.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 84 vs 95 Watts
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
CORE I7-2600K 3.40GHZ
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Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
171
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.4/FPS
100%
Price, £
£68.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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