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In short — Ryzen 5 3500X 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 Ryzen 5 3500X is 1972 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 2% better in Fortnite than Core i5-4690 - 228 vs 223 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 66% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3500X - $51.43 vs $150.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Fortnite than Ryzen 5 3500X - $0.23 vs $0.66 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor
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Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
223
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$51.43
100%
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
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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