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Intel 4690K
CPUBoss recommends the Intel 4690K based on its .
See full details| | Intel Core i5 2500K vs 4690K |
| | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 5.03 GHz | | Better PassMark (Overclocked) score 5,433.6 |
| | Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 5.1 GHz |
by munaim1 (Dec, 2011)This chip has been an absolute dream for overclocking, fairly easy to do and the performance boost you get in comparison with older platforms is mind blowing.
| | Newer manufacturing process 22 nms | | Slightly higher turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz |
| | More number of displays supported 3 | | Slightly higher clock speed 3.5 GHz |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| Core i5 2500K 7.3 4690K 7.7 | |
| Cinebench R10 32-bit, Passmark and GeekBench | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Core i5 2500K 8.4 4690K 9.4 | |
| Cinebench R10 32-bit (1-core) and Passmark (Single Core) | |
Power Consumption | |
How much power does the processor require? | |
| Core i5 2500K 5.1 4690K 5.1 | |
| TDP | |
Value | |
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| Core i5 2500K 6.3 4690K 7.3 | |
| Performance Per Dollar | |
CPUBoss Score | |
Performance, Single-core Performance, Power Consumption and Value | |
| Core i5 2500K 7.1 4690K 7.6 | |
| | | Intel 4690KCPUBoss Winner |
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| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 5.03 GHz | vs | 4.59 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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| Better PassMark (Overclocked) score | 5,433.6 | vs | 4,652.1 | More than 15% better PassMark (Overclocked) score | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 5.1 GHz | vs | 4.66 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Newer manufacturing process | 22 nms | vs | 32 nms | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Slightly higher turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | vs | 3.7 GHz | More than 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| More number of displays supported | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more number of displays supported | |||
| Slightly higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 3.3 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 71.5W | vs | 112.55W | More than 35% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Marginally newer | Apr, 2014 | vs | Jan, 2011 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,254 | vs | 1,863 | More than 20% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better performance per dollar | 4.93 pt/$ | vs | 2.81 pt/$ | More than 75% better performance per dollar | |||
| Better geekbench (64-bit) score | 13,183 | vs | 11,126 | Around 20% better geekbench (64-bit) score | |||
| Better cinebench r10 32Bit 1-core score | 7,619 | vs | 5,860 | More than 30% better cinebench r10 32Bit 1-core score | |||
| Better PassMark score | 7,771 | vs | 6,383 | More than 20% better PassMark score | |||
| Better performance per watt | 13.45 pt/W | vs | 6.12 pt/W | Around 2.2x better performance per watt | |||
| Better cinebench r10 32Bit score | 27,090 | vs | 20,381 | Around 35% better cinebench r10 32Bit score | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 21.2 $/year | vs | 41.29 $/year | Around 50% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 77.09 $/year | vs | 110.03 $/year | Around 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
summary | Core i5 2500K | vs | 4690K |
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| Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Is unlocked | Yes | Yes | |
| Is hyperthreaded | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has vitualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
gpu | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 3000 | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | |
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 850 MHz | 350 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | 1,200 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB | |
details | Core i5 2500K | vs | 4690K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 6 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nms | 22 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | 5 - 72.6°C | Unknown - 72.72°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 5.03 GHz | 4.59 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 5.1 GHz | 4.66 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 5,433.6 | 4,652.1 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 5.03 GHz | 4.59 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 88W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 41.29 $/year | 21.2 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 110.03 $/year | 77.09 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 6.12 pt/W | 13.45 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 112.55W | 71.5W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 0 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
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