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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8300 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 i3-8300 is 1385 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-4690 - 309 vs 307 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 62 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i3-8300 - $51.43 vs $199.99
- Up to 74% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i3-8300 - $0.17 vs $0.65 per FPS
Forza Horizon 4
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Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor
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Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
307
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/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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Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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