Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-4690 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 84 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4690 CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel Core i5-4690 CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1941st fastest in multithreading out of 5090 CPUs
1328th fastest in single threading out of 5090 CPUs
549th fastest in out of 1434 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5570

Single Thread Rating

2189

Samples: 3630*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,974
Thread: 2,234

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	16,611 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,469 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,654 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,393 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	80,607 KBytes/Sec
Physics	423 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,255 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,189 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$52.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,722
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,321
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,488
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,131
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,184
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz		5,570

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.03
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.18
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.32
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz		2,189

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2572503 - Apr 22 2025		5811
BL2572445 - Apr 22 2025		5557
BL2568613 - Apr 20 2025		5921
BL5092378 - Apr 20 2025		5955
BL2565235 - Apr 19 2025		5532

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz		5,570
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690		5,704 (+2.4%)
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690		5,377 (-3.5%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690		4,903 (-12.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i5-4690		6,746 (+21.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-4690		6,267 (+12.5%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-4690		6,140 (+10.2%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690		5,579 (+0.2%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690		5,508 (-1.1%)
Intel Core i5-4690S @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690		5,495 (-1.3%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690		5,237 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690		5,137 (-7.8%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-4690		5,112 (-8.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,410
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,172
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,319
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,846
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,612
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,508
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,293
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,815
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,700
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,524
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,417
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,292
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz		661

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz

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