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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690K is 394 days older than the more expensive Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $53.0 vs $130.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-6700 - $0.34 vs $0.82 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- 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
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690K | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-4690K or Core i7-6700
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
39 FPS
$20.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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33 FPS
$23.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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