UserBenchmark: Intel Core i5-4690K vs i7-6950X

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Best Bench: 100% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 77% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 1.25 GHz (avg)

Poor: 77% Great: 100%

SPEED RANK: 164^th / 1441

Gaming 87%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 90%

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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: 408^th / 1441

Gaming 70%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 52%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		86.8 %	Faster effective speed. +25%		69.6 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	88.2 Pts	Slightly lower memory latency. +5%	83.7 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	114 Pts	Faster single-core speed. +14%	99.8 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	228 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +16%	197 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	458 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +44%	318 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	884 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +156%	345 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	95.9 Pts	+1%	95.2 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	142 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +15%	123 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	283 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +17%	242 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	565 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +40%	404 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1118 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +161%	428 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.01 %	0.26 %	Insanely higher market share. +2,500%
Value Value For Money	73.9 %	110 %	Much better value. +49%
User Rating UBM User Rating	62 %	72 %	More popular. +16%
Price Price (score)	$499	$53	Hugely cheaper. +89%


Age Newest	95 Months	More recent. +21%	120 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watts		88 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +37%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	10 cores	Hugely higher core count. +150%	4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	20 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +400%	4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +36%	22 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3 GHz		3.5 GHz	Faster base frequency. +17%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4 GHz	+3%	3.9 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1799 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +315%	434 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1470 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +322%	348 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Broadwell-E	Haswell
Socket Motherboard Socket	LGA2011-V3	FCLGA1150
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	HD 4600
Launch Date Launch Date	Q2'16	Q2'14
Cache Cache	25 MB	6 MB SmartCache
Lithography Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	N/A	$242.00 - $243.00
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	128 GB	32 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4 2400/2133	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Channels Max # of Memory Channels	4	2
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	None	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	Yes	No
Max # of PCI Express Lanes Max # of PCI Express Lanes	40	16
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The Core i7-6950X is Intel’s new top of the range prosumer CPU. This flagship model has a whopping ten cores with base and turbo frequencies of 3.0 and 4.0 GHz respectively. The 6950X is based on the 14 nm Broadwell-E architecture. It has a TDP of 140 watts, 40 PCIe 3.0 lanes and no integrated graphics. Because of its ridiculously high MSRP of around $2,000, this CPU only makes sense for very niche use cases which could include top end graphics design or video production workstations. Comparing the 6950X and 6700K shows that for typical desktop use the 6950X only offers a gain of around 20% for a whopping 6 fold price increase. This is because desktop computing largely depends on single core performance and the Skylake i7-6700K is both clocked higher and has higher IPC due to its one generation lead over the 6950X. That said, if you want the most powerful desktop processor money can buy, then the 6950X hits the spot. ^{[Jun '16 CPUPro]}

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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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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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