Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 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 i5-8500 is 1385 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 4% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-4690S - 141 vs 136 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690S - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690S
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $140.78 vs $167.03
- Up to 12% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-8500 - $1.04 vs $1.18 per FPS
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for $167.03 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 54 minutes ago
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
136
96%
Value, $/FPS
$1.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140.78
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $140.78 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 52 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690S |
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Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
No | Overclockable | No |