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▲ 7216,032 ▼

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

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▲ 54516 ▼
  

4 Cores, 8 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Effective Speed 
+6%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 241,586 user samples
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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: 416th / 1451
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
12,227 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 81% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 62% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 62% Great: 81%
SPEED RANK: 330th / 1451
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		69.6 % 74 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+6%
Average Score 
+35%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		83.7 Pts Lower memory latency.
+26% 		66.6 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		99.8 Pts 147 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+47%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		197 Pts 259 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+31%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		318 Pts 440 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+38%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		345 Pts 630 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+83%
Overclocked Score 
+22%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.2 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+29% 		73.6 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		123 Pts 161 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+31%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		242 Pts 293 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+21%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		404 Pts 485 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+20%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		428 Pts 718 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+68%
Value & Sentiment 
+52%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.36 % Much higher market share.
+71% 		0.21 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		72 % Much more popular.
+33% 		54 %
Nice To Haves 
+72%
Age
Newest 		121 Months 40+ Months Much more recent.
+67%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		434 Pts 720 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+66%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		348 Pts 635 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+82%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 69.6%
Average Bench 74%
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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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