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AvailabilityMSRP $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 2380 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Core i5-4690
- Up to 81% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $56.00 vs $291.69
- Up to 81% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.29 vs $1.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 84 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-4690 - 192 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 24 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4690 | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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