Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 88 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 6 MB

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

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 88.61

Overall Rank: 1261

Last Price Change: $64.00 USD (2023-02-01)

Average CPU Mark

5671

Single Thread Rating: 2199
Samples: 6853*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,059
Thread: 2,240

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

Integer Math	17,026 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,807 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,382 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	79.5 MBytes/Sec
Physics	439 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,682 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,199 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 31st of January 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of January 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$105.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$64.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	Thermaltake LCGS Glacier i3510 CPU Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-10400F, ToughRam Z-ONE 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3050, 1TB M.2 NVMe, Win 10 Home) S1GL-B560-350-LCS	$866.72 (www.amazon.com)
	CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6GHz, 8GB DDR4, GeForce RTX 2060 6GB, 500GB NVMe SSD, WiFi Ready & Win 11 Home (GXiVR8060A11)	$1099.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 11, NUC11PAHi5 Canyon Mini PC Desktop, Win 10 Pro Mini Computer, Core i5-1135G7 Processor, 4Core,8MB Cache, 28W Iris Xe Graphics, WiFi6, Thunderbolt 3 (16GB RAM+512GB PCIe SSD)	$514.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 11 Pro Kit NUC11TNHi5 (Tiger Canyon) Mini PC/HTPC Home & Business Desktop - Intel Core i5-1135G7 Processor, Barebone	$657.60 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 7 Essential Kit (NUC7CJYH) - Celeron, Tall, Add't Components Needed	$150.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,582
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,160
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,956
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,932
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,557
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,266
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz		5,671

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.12
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.36
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz		88.61
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.01
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,826
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz		2,199

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1734287 - Feb 01 2023		6155
BL1732589 - Jan 29 2023		6147
BL1731119 - Jan 28 2023		5766
BL1730564 - Jan 27 2023 [Overclocked]		7251
BL1730349 - Jan 27 2023 [Overclocked]		6940

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz
As of 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz		5,671
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690K		5,351 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690K		4,853 (-14.4%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690K		5,499 (-3.0%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690K		4,676 (-17.5%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-4690K		3,390 (-40.2%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690K		4,677 (-17.5%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-4690K		4,505 (-20.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i5-4690K		6,955 (+22.6%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690K		5,595 (-1.3%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690K		5,508 (-2.9%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690K		4,952 (-12.7%)
Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690K		4,357 (-23.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,797
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,574
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,104
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,698
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,679
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,650
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,562
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz		1,040

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