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In short — Core i9-10850K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4690 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4690 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10850K is 2279 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 5% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-4690 - 125 vs 119 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - $51.43 vs $279.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-10850K - $0.43 vs $2.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 84 vs 125 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
119
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$51.43
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10850K | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 27th, 2020 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 84 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10850K or Core i5-4690
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
83 FPS
$24.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,059.99
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83 FPS
$26.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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63 FPS
$22.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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103 FPS
$42.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$4,388.88
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96 FPS
$78.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$7,499.99
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75 FPS
$23.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,739.99
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97 FPS
$24.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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63 FPS
$29.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,849.99
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96 FPS
$72.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$6,999.99
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96 FPS
$20.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,969
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