Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 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 i9-12900 is 2773 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - $53.0 vs $458.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-12900 - $0.28 vs $1.87 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 29% better in Rust than Core i5-4690K - 245 vs 190 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 - 24 vs 4 threads
Rust
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Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690K | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
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Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 16 |
4 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |