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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690K is 395 days older than the more expensive Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 4% better in New World than Core i5-6400 - 112 vs 108 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $53.0 vs $79.0
- Up to 36% better value when playing New World than Core i5-6400 - $0.47 vs $0.73 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690K - 65 vs 88 Watts
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
112
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$53
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690K | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-4690K or Core i5-6400
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
31 FPS
$26.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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