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IntelBX80646I54690K
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▲ 7216,045 ▼

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

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▲ 562,637 ▼
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.50 GHz, 45 W.
Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Effective Speed 
+7%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 312,180 user samples
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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: 424th / 1464
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
82,821 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 84% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 54% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Poor: 54% Great: 84%
SPEED RANK: 330th / 1464
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		69.6 % 74.3 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7%
Average Score 
+17%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		83.7 Pts +2% 82.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		99.8 Pts 114 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+14%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		197 Pts 209 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+6%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		318 Pts 360 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+13%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		345 Pts 522 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+51%
Overclocked Score 
+11%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.2 Pts +2% 93.1 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		123 Pts 126 Pts +2%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		242 Pts 243 Pts +0%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		404 Pts 421 Pts +4%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		428 Pts 646 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+51%
Value & Sentiment 
+20%
Market Share
Based on 68,796,110 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.34 % 0.57 % Much higher market share.
+68%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		72 % More popular.
+29% 		56 %
Nice To Haves 
+52%
Age
Newest 		125 Months 56+ Months Much more recent.
+55%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		434 Pts 647 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+49%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		348 Pts 530 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+52%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'14 Q2'20
Cache
Cache 		6 MB SmartCache 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 14 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.9 GHz 4.50 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI2 8 GT/s
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		32 GB 128 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V DDR4-2933
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 45.8 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® UHD Graphics
Graphics Output
Graphics Output 		eDP/DP/HDMI/VGA eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.2 GHz 1.05 GHz
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 42mm x 28mm
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 3

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 69.6%
Average Bench 74.3%

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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