Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4690 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4690 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1385 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 15% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i5-4690 - 105 vs 91 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 65 vs 84 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - €108.66 vs €182.45
- Up to 32% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i5-8500 - €1.19 vs €1.74 per FPS
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
105
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.74/FPS
68.39080459770115%
Price, €
€182.45
59%
FPS Winner
Buy for €182.45 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 51231 minutes ago
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
91
86.66666666666667%
Value, €/FPS
€1.19/FPS
100%
Price, €
€108.66
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €108.66 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 51231 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1191
85.86878154289835%
Multi-Core
3303
68.18744838976053%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
No | Overclockable | No |