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IntelBX80646I54690K
AMDYD160XBCAEWOF
▲ 7214,680 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.5GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q2 2014.

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▲ 1086,928 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q2 2017.

Effective Speed 
+7%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 112,433 user samples
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82,615 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 98% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 58% Base clock 3.5 GHz
Poor: 58% Great: 98%
SPEED RANK: 61st / 1122
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
29,818 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 96% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 71% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 71% Great: 96%
SPEED RANK: 43rd / 1122
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		80.1 % 85.5 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7%
Average User Bench 
+36%
SC Mixed
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 		111 Pts +3% 108 Pts
QC Mixed
Avg. Quad Core Mixed Speed 		413 Pts +0% 412 Pts
MC Mixed
Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 		422 Pts 894 Pts Hugely faster multi-core speed.
+112%
Peak Overclocked Bench 
+24%
SC Mixed
OC Single Core Mixed Speed 		131 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+11% 		118 Pts
QC Mixed
OC Quad Core Mixed Speed 		516 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+10% 		468 Pts
MC Mixed
OC Multi Core Mixed Speed 		515 Pts 1003 Pts Hugely faster OC multi-core speed.
+95%
Value & Sentiment 
+9%
Market Share
Based on 10,334,635 CPUs tested.
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.89 % Much higher market share.
+62% 		0.55 %
Value
Value For Money 		84.2 % 102 % Better value.
+21%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		72 % 108 % Much more popular.
+50%
Price
Price (score) 		$255 $183 Cheaper.
+28%
Nice To Haves 
+38%
Age
Newest 		51 Months 16 Months Much more recent.
+69%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		88 Watts Slightly more energy efficient.
+7% 		95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz +3%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.9 GHz 4 GHz +3%
SC Int
Single Core Integer Speed 		133 Pts Faster single-core int speed.
+17% 		114 Pts
SC Float
Single Core Floating Point Speed 		131 Pts Slightly faster single-core fp speed.
+7% 		123 Pts
QC Int
Quad Core Integer Speed 		525 Pts Faster quad-core int speed.
+16% 		451 Pts
QC Float
Quad Core Floating Point Speed 		512 Pts Slightly faster quad-core fp speed.
+5% 		487 Pts
MC Int
Multi Core Integer Speed 		524 Pts 972 Pts Hugely faster multi-core int speed.
+85%
MC Float
Multi Core Floating Point Speed 		513 Pts 1012 Pts Hugely faster multi-core fp speed.
+97%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1150 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4600 None
Conclusion 
Average Bench 80.1%
Average Bench 85.5%
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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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The Ryzen 5 1600X is the flagship processor from AMD's latest generation of Ryzen 5 processors which feature the Zen architecture. Following on from last month's release of the Ryzen 7 series, the Ryzen 5 series is positioned as a less expensive mid-performance alternative to Intel's i5 mainstream offerings. Once again, AMD excels in multi-core technology. Like the Ryzen 5 1600, the 1600X features 6 cores and 12 threads, but has roughly 11% higher clock speeds (out of the box) for a 14% premium. Like all Ryzen CPUs the 1600X is unlocked. The 1600X is the only Ryzen 5 CPU with a TDP of 95W, the 1600, 1500X and 1400 all have 50% lower power consumption of 65W. Due to its high thread count, UserBenchmarks show that at stock clocks the 1600X outperforms the i7-7700k on multi-threaded tasks by 23%, but it lags behind by 23% for single and 14% for quad-core performance. The 1600X is priced keenly at $249 so a more appropriate CPU comparison is the i5-7600k where the 1600X wins on stock multi-core by a whopping 81%. The 1600X does represent great value for workstation users that also game but its $30 cheaper sibling, the 1600 (non x version), which includes a cooler and has great overclocking potential out of the box is arguably the the value king in this segment. [Apr '17 CPUPro]

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