Availability
MSRP in USD: $224

Intel Core i5-4690S LGA 1150 - BX80646I54690S

Availability
MSRP in USD: $87

Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-4690S outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G6950 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-4690S is 1575 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690S

Performs up to 5% better in Death Stranding than Pentium G6950 - 222 vs 212 FPS
Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Pentium G6950 - 65 vs 73 Watts
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 4 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950

Up to 28% cheaper than Core i5-4690S - $37.5 vs $52.0
Up to 22% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i5-4690S - $0.18 vs $0.23 per FPS

This is a free version of Death Stranding.

Death Stranding

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-4690S	vs	Intel Pentium G6950
May 1st, 2014	Release Date	Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5	Collection	Pentium
Haswell	Codename	Clarkdale
Intel Socket 1150	Socket	Intel Socket 1156
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	2
3.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.8 GHz
3.9 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
65 W	TDP	73 W
22 nm	Process Size	32 nm
32.0x	Multiplier	21.0x
Intel HD 4600	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD
No	Overclockable	No

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Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690S

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TOP 5 Games

Grand Theft Auto V

Elden Ring

League of Legends

Valorant

World of Warcraft

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