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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-661 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690K is 1607 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-661.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-661
- Consumes up to 1% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690K - 87 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 11% better in Valorant than Core i5-661 - 763 vs 687 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i5-661 - $53.0 vs $80.0
- Up to 42% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-661 - $0.07 vs $0.12 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5 Processor i5-661 3.33GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I5661
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Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
763
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$53
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-661
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-661 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
87 W | TDP | 88 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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