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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $423
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 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 i9-9900 is 1818 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $51.43 vs $339.0
- Up to 84% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i9-9900 - $0.21 vs $1.33 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 5% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i5-4690 - 255 vs 243 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 - 16 vs 4 threads
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
243
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.21/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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Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 84 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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