Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690S 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 i5-4690S is 920 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690S
- Performs up to 8% better in Minecraft than Core i7-2700K - 674 vs 622 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-2700K - €70.78 vs €178.74
- Up to 62% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-2700K - €0.11 vs €0.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690S - 8 vs 4 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
674
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.11/FPS
100%
Price, €
€70.78
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690S | 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 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
No | Overclockable | Yes |