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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690K is 854 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 6% better in Saints Row than Core i5-2550K - 159 vs 150 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $53.0 vs $99.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i5-2550K - $0.33 vs $0.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 88 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Saints Row
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
159
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$53
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Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i5-4690K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 88 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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