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In short — Core i9-7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4690K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7900X is 1120 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-4690K - 122 vs 117 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $73.19 vs $325.0
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 88 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Intel Core I5-4690K I5 4690K I5 4690 K 3.5 GHz Used Quad-Core Quad-Thread 88W 6M CPU Processor LGA 1150
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
1287
90.50632911392405%
Multi-Core
3631
41.350643434688536%
Intel Core i9-7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-4690K |
|---|---|---|
Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake-E/EP | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 88 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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