Key Differences
In short — Core i5-4690 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-4690 is 732 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 8% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-3550 - 100 vs 93 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-4690 - €34.99 vs €43.99
- Up to 14% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-4690 - €0.38 vs €0.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 77 vs 84 Watts
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for €43.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13463 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
93
93%
Value, €/FPS
€0.38/FPS
100%
Price, €
€34.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €34.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13462 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
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May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Haswell | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 4 |
4 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 77 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
No | Overclockable | No |