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In short — Core i9-10900X 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 i9-10900X is 1965 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $55.0 vs $615.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i9-10900X - $0.22 vs $2.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 88 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-4690K - 263 vs 253 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 20 vs 4 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690K | vs | Intel Core i9-10900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Haswell | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-4690K or Core i9-10900X
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
263 FPS
$22.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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