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In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4690K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4690K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 1353 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $53.0 vs $135.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i5-8600 - $0.3 vs $0.74 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 4% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-4690K - 183 vs 176 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690K - 65 vs 88 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 6 vs 4 threads
Dirt 5
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ultra High
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690K | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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