Intel
AMD

4 Cores, 4 Threads
@3.5GHz Haswell (2013)

8 Cores, 8 Threads
@4.7GHz Piledriver (2012)

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 194 user samples
155 User Benchmarks:
Best Score: 132% Base clock 4.8 GHz
Worst Score: 86% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Worst: 86% Best: 132%
SPEED RANK: 4th / 730
39 User Benchmarks:
Best Score: 97% Base clock 5.1 GHz
Worst Score: 71% Base clock 4 GHz
Worst: 71% Best: 97%
SPEED RANK: 76th / 730
SC Mixed?
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed
115 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+36%
84.3 Pts -36%
DC Mixed?
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed
228 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+39%
164 Pts -39%
MC Mixed?
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed
450 Pts -29% 580 Pts Faster multi-core speed.
+29%
SC Mixed?
OC Single Core Mixed Speed
132 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+38%
95.6 Pts -38%
DC Mixed?
OC Dual Core Mixed Speed
264 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+41%
187 Pts -41%
MC Mixed?
OC Multi Core Mixed Speed
522 Pts -25% 652 Pts Faster OC multi-core speed.
+25%
Value?
Value For Money
85.7 % Much better value.
+32%
64.7 % -32%
User Rating?
UBM User Rating
66 % -2% 67 % +2%
Price?
Price (score)
€179 Slightly cheaper.
+11%
€200 -11%
Effective Speed?
Effective CPU Speed
109 Pts Faster effective speed.
+28%
85.2 Pts -28%
Age
Newness
5 Months Much more recent.
+67%
15 Months -67%
PassMark?
PassMark Score
7,847 Pts -33% 10,463 Pts Much stronger multi-threading.
+33%
PassMark ST?
Passmark Single Thread Score
2,254 Pts Stronger single-threading.
+29%
1,748 Pts -29%
Geek Bench?
Geekbench Score
12,411 Pts -6% 13,143 Pts Slightly better geekbench.
+6%
TDP?
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
88 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+60%
220 Watts -60%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores -100% 8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads -100% 8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+31%
32 nm -31%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.5 GHz -34% 4.7 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+34%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.9 GHz -28% 5 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+28%
Geek Bench SC?
Geekbench Single Core Score
3,821 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+52%
2,514 Pts -52%
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell (2013) Piledriver (2012)
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1150 AM3+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4600 None

The Intel Core i5-4690K is the latest incremental upgrade to Intel's unlocked mid-range quad core family of processors. The 4690K replaces the 4670K. Comparing the 4690K and 4670K shows that little has changed. The two chips share identical architecture; in fact the only difference between them is a 100 MHz bump to both the base and turbo clocks. The 100 MHz bump translates to an insignificant 2.9% performance increase. In terms of outright performance the 4690K has an effective speed of 103 which thanks to its superb single and dual core performance, is 12% stronger than the average of the group leaders. Overall the 4690K brings nothing new to the table so owners of previous flagship i5's will gain little by upgrading but as a new purchase the 4690K is a strong contender for both power users and high end gamers. [Jul '14 CPUPro]

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AMD released the FX-9590 back in July 2013 but it's not until recently that these processors have started hitting the shelves and even now prices are still extremely high. This is the first mainstream 5GHz processor but clock speed isn't the key performance indicator it once was. Comparing the 9590 to the 8350 shows that the 9590 has 16% better overall performance which is almost exactly in line with its base clock increase from 4.0 to 4.7 GHz. Despite this performance boost the 9590 still lags Intel's most recent 4770K Haswell processor by 26% and that's despite the AMD's 27% higher base clock. In terms of relative performance the AMD's strong point is Integer processing where it has 8 processing units vs just four (one per core) in the 4770K. Overall, especially at current prices, the 9590 doesn't represent good value for money. [Jan '14 CPUPro]

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Processor User Rankings Chart

October 2014 CPU Rankings

Welcome to our desktop CPU comparison. We calculate effective speed which measures performance under typical consumer load. Effective speed is adjusted by price to yield a value for money rating. Calculated values don't always paint the whole picture so we check them against hundreds of individual user ratings. Vote to share your opinion. [CPUPro]

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