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| Intel Core i5 4690K vs AMD Athlon 46 |
Released April, 2014
Intel Core i5 4690K
- 3.5 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 4690K
![]() | Is unlocked Yes | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.5 GHz | ![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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First seen on June, 2012
AMD Athlon 46
- 2.1 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon 46
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 20.31W | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 6.02 $/year |
![]() | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 21.9 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
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Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | More than 65% higher clock speed | |||
Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Much better performance per watt | 10.77 pt/W | vs | 0.77 pt/W | Around 14x better performance per watt | |||
Significantly better PassMark score | 7,767 | vs | 473 | Around 16.5x better PassMark score | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 20.31W | vs | 71.5W | 3.5x lower typical power consumption | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | vs | 21.2 $/year | 3.5x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | vs | 77.09 $/year | 3.5x lower annual commercial energy cost |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 4690K vs Athlon 46
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i5 4690K
7,767
Athlon 46
473
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 4690K | vs | Athlon 46 |
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Clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Single core | |
Is unlocked | Yes | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
EM64T | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes |
details | Core i5 4690K | vs | Athlon 46 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 1 | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 65 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | None | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,200 MHz | N/A | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 88W | 25W | |
Annual home energy cost | 21.2 $/year | 6.02 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 77.09 $/year | 21.9 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 10.77 pt/W | 0.77 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 71.5W | 20.31W |
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