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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 1713 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4690S.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 7% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-4690S - 226 vs 211 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690S - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690S
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $140.78 vs $280.74
- Up to 46% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-9900KF - $0.67 vs $1.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
226
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.24/FPS
54%
Price, $
$280.74
50%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-4690S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
211
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140.78
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690S LGA 1150 - BX80646I54690S
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5-4690S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i5-4690S |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Core i5-4690S
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
86 FPS
$20.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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