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IntelBX80646I54690K
▲ 53589 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.3GHz, Sandy Bridge-E.
Release date: Q3 2011.

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

Effective Speed 
+12%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 231,524 user samples
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2,165 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 3.3 GHz
Worst Bench: 66% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 0.85 GHz (avg)
Poor: 66% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 278th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
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: 417th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		77.7 % Faster effective speed.
+12% 		69.6 %
Average Score 
+17%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		87.1 Pts +4% 83.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		96.7 Pts 99.8 Pts +3%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		192 Pts 197 Pts +3%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		369 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+16% 		318 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		585 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+70% 		345 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+14%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.3 Pts +0% 95.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		118 Pts 123 Pts +4%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		233 Pts 242 Pts +4%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		457 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+13% 		404 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		715 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+67% 		428 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.23 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money 		78.7 % 112 % Much better value.
+42%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		53 % 72 % Much more popular.
+36%
Price
Price (score) 		$265 $50 Hugely cheaper.
+81%
Nice To Haves 
+41%
Age
Newest 		153 Months 121 Months More recent.
+21%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		130 Watts 88 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+32%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores Much higher core count.
+50% 		4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200% 		4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		32 nm 22 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+31%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.3 GHz 3.5 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.9 GHz 3.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		888 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+105% 		434 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		728 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+109% 		348 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Sandy Bridge-E Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA2011 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None HD 4600
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q4'11 Q2'14
Cache
Cache 		15 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.2, AVX, AES SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		N/A $242.00 - $243.00
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		64 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1066/1333/1600 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		4 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		51.2 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Package Size
Package Size 		52.5mm x 45.0mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		2.0 3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		40 16

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 77.7%
Average Bench 69.6%
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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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