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In short — Core i9-7980XE 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 i9-7980XE is 1187 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Up to 96% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $53.0 vs $1286.0
- Up to 96% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i9-7980XE - $0.21 vs $4.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 88 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 3% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-4690K - 260 vs 253 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 36 vs 4 threads
Lost Ark
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690K | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 18 |
| 4 | Threads | 36 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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