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Core i5-8400 vs Core i5-4690

Core i5-8400 vs Core i5-4690: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $74.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73840 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-4690

3.5 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-4690 Logo
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only

Buy for $56 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73841 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $74.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73840 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-4690

3.5 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-4690 Logo
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only

Buy for $56 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73841 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4690 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1253 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Performs up to 1% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-4690 - 225 vs 222 FPS
  • Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 65 vs 84 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 6 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690

  • Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $56.0 vs $74.64
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Death Stranding.
Death Stranding

Death Stranding

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

225

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$74.64

75%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $74.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73840 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-4690 Logo
Core i5-4690

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


FPS

222

98.66666666666667%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$56

100%

Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only

Buy for $56 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73841 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Core i5-4690 Logo
Core i5-4690

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

Intel Core i5-4690 Logo
Core i5-4690

Desktop • May 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1191

88.02660753880266%

Multi-Core

3303

69.56613310867735%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

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Intel Core i5-4690 Logo

Intel Core i5-4690

Oct 5th, 2017
Release DateMay 1st, 2014
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
6
Threads4
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
4.0 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.9 GHz
65 W
TDP84 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
28.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 4600
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Core i5-4690

Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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