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In short — Core i5-8600K 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 i5-8600K is 1221 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - $53.0 vs $148.49
- Up to 63% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-8600K - $0.34 vs $0.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 88 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-4690K - 160 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 6 vs 4 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
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Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690K | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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