IntelBX80646I54690K
AMDYD195XA8AEWOF

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

16 Cores, 32 Threads @3.4GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q3 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 253,000 user samples
229,359 User Benchmarks
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: 409th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
23,641 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 68% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 68% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 285th / 1445
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
69.6 % 76.7 % Faster effective speed.
+10%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
83.7 Pts Lower memory latency.
+21%
69.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
99.8 Pts 115 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+15%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
197 Pts 228 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+16%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
318 Pts 450 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+42%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
345 Pts 876 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+154%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.2 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+14%
83.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
123 Pts 125 Pts +2%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
242 Pts 247 Pts +2%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
404 Pts 493 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+22%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
428 Pts 981 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+129%
Market Share
Based on 67,905,159 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.17 % Hugely higher market share.
+467%
0.03 %
Value
Value For Money
110 % Much better value.
+35%
81.3 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
72 % More popular.
+14%
63 %
Price
Price (score)
$53 Much cheaper.
+76%
$225
Age
Newest
120 Months 81 Months Much more recent.
+32%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
88 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+51%
180 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 16 cores Hugely higher core count.
+300%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 32 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+700%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.5 GHz +3% 3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.9 GHz 4 GHz +3%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
434 Pts 2521 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+481%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
348 Pts 2190 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+529%
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1150 TR4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4600 None
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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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AMD’s 16 core, 32 thread Ryzen Threadripper 1950X is finally here to seize the throne for high end desktop processors. The 1950X is the flagship of the Zen based Threadripper series which also includes the 12 core 1920X and the 8 core 1900X. The 1950X has a stock clock of 3.4 GHz increasing to a maximum single core boost of 4.0 GHz and features quad channel DDR4 and 64 PCI Express lanes. This processor is effectively two Ryzen 7 1800Xs glued together with Infinity Fabric (AMD’s scalable interconnecting technology), making the 1950X one of the physically largest CPUs on the consumer market. If you are considering this CPU, you will need a new X399 motherboard with a TR4 socket. Early benchmarks show the 1950X competing with Intel’s similarly priced i9-7900X. Whilst the 7900X has slightly higher single and quad core scores (10%-15%), the 1950X is around 35% faster for multi-core workloads. Content creators, and other core intensive task masters will not be disappointed. [Aug '17 CPUPro]

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