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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-4690K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 395 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-4690K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-4690K - $39.5 vs $53.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Control than Core i5-4690K - $0.2 vs $0.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690K - 65 vs 88 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690K |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 88 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i5-4690K
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
56 FPS
$13.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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37 FPS
$17.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649.99
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