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Best Bench: 77% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 50% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)

Poor: 50% Great: 77%

SPEED RANK: 480^th / 1468

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Desktop 73%

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Best Bench: 81% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)

Poor: 67% Great: 81%

SPEED RANK: 350^th / 1468

Gaming 73%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 66%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		67.1 %			73.3 %	Slightly faster effective speed. +9%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	81.1 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +6%	76.6 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	96.1 Pts		108 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +12%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	189 Pts		210 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +11%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	306 Pts		377 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +23%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	324 Pts		621 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +92%


Memory OC Memory Latency	93.2 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +11%	83.8 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	106 Pts		118 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +11%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	209 Pts		232 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +11%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	382 Pts		446 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +17%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	387 Pts		676 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +75%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.06 %		0.62 %	Hugely higher market share. +933%
Value Value For Money	104 %	Better value. +13%	92.4 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	54 %		77 %	Much more popular. +43%
Price Price (score)	$56	Much cheaper. +53%	$120


Age Newest	126 Months		78 Months	Much more recent. +38%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watts		65 Watts	More energy efficient. +23%
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		12 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +45%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz	+3%	3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.9 GHz		3.9 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	388 Pts		889 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +129%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	327 Pts		800 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +145%


Series CPU Architecture	Haswell	Zen+
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1150	AM4
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 4600	None

The Core i5-4690 is Intel's latest and greatest locked Core-i5. This CPU will suit serious gamers that don't plan on overclocking. The 4690 replaces the 4670 and shares exactly the same specs aside from base and turbo clock bumps of 100 MHz. The 100 MHz clock bump results in barely noticeable real world performance improvements and, if anything, makes the older 4670 more attractive as suppliers reduce prices to try to clear stocks. For regular desktop use such as email, surfing, and listening to music, this CPU is overkill and there is far better value amongst lower powered and significantly cheaper CPUs but for gamers and moderate power users the 4690 is a good locked option. ^{[Jun '14 CPUPro]}

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The Ryzen 5 2600, from AMD’s second generation (Zen+) of high-end desktop Ryzen processors, supersedes the first generation Ryzen 5 1600. The newer generation sees a lithography reduction from 14nm to 12nm, but no increase in the number of cores and threads (6 and 12 respectively) over the ground-breaking first generation which continues to surpass similarly priced Intel CPUs in terms of multi-core performance. In other words, progress between generations is predominantly driven by power efficiency and therefore higher attainable clock speeds. The 2600 appears to have a stock base/boost clock of 3.4 / 3.9 GHz compared to the 1600’s 3.2 / 3.6 GHz which is expected to result in a modest increase in effective speed that said, early benchmarks are inconclusive. Included in the expected retail price of about $200 is a Wraith Stealth cooler, so the 2600, like the 1600 before it, represents great value for workstation users. The 2600 compliments the new 400 series motherboards and is also backwards compatible with the 300 series following a bios update. Even though the 2600 is plausible for multimedia production streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. ^{[Apr '18 CPUPro]}

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