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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4690S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4690S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6850K is 761 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690S
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $52.0 vs $105.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-6850K - $0.31 vs $0.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 2% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i5-4690S - 171 vs 168 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690S - 12 vs 4 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Intel Core i5-4690S LGA 1150 - BX80646I54690S
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Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i5-4690S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690S | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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