UserBenchmark: Intel Core i5-4690K vs i5-6400

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Best Bench: 71% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 39% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 0.5 GHz (avg)

Poor: 39% Great: 71%

SPEED RANK: 566^th / 1442

Gaming 61%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 45%

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Best Bench: 82% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 53% Great: 82%

SPEED RANK: 408^th / 1442

Gaming 70%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 52%

Yacht


Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		60.8 %			69.6 %	Faster effective speed. +14%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	75.2 Pts	83.7 Pts	Lower memory latency. +11%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	84.6 Pts	99.8 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +18%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	166 Pts	197 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +19%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	267 Pts	318 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +19%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	286 Pts	345 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +21%


Memory OC Memory Latency	86.8 Pts	95.2 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +10%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	96.1 Pts	123 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +28%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	189 Pts	242 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +28%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	335 Pts	404 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +21%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	344 Pts	428 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +24%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.39 %	Much higher market share. +77%	0.22 %
Value Value For Money	85.9 %		110 %	Better value. +28%
User Rating UBM User Rating	55 %		72 %	Much more popular. +31%
Price Price (score)	$79		$53	Much cheaper. +33%


Age Newest	103 Months	More recent. +13%	119 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	More energy efficient. +26%	88 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores		4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads		4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +36%	22 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	2.7 GHz		3.5 GHz	Faster base frequency. +30%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.3 GHz		3.9 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +18%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	346 Pts		434 Pts	Faster OC 64-core speed. +25%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	288 Pts		348 Pts	Faster 64-core speed. +21%


Series CPU Architecture	Skylake	Haswell
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1150
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 530	HD 4600
Launch Date Launch Date	Q3'15	Q2'14
Lithography Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$182.00 - $187.00	$242.00 - $243.00
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	3.3 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI2
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015C (65W)	PCG 2013D
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB	32 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® HD Graphics 530	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics Output Graphics Output	eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI	eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	950 MHz	1.2 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory Graphics Video Max Memory	64 GB	2 GB
Graphics and IMC Lithography Graphics and IMC Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16