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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690K is 1240 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 8% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-2600S - 215 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i7-2600S - $59.0 vs $235.0
- Up to 77% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-2600S - $0.27 vs $1.18 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600S
- 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 - 8 vs 4 threads
Borderlands 3
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
215
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$59
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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Intel Core i7-2600S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600S
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690K | vs | Intel Core i7-2600S |
|---|---|---|
Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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