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Intel logo Core i5-4690K
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General information Core i5-4690K Core i5-3550
Launched Q2 2014 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1150 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Haswell Refresh Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 5.7 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 5.1 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 88 W 0 % 77 W 12.5 %
Lithography 22 nm 0 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No No
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600 Intel HD Graphics 2500
Performance Core i5-4690K Core i5-3550
Overall Score 43902 0 % 42092 4.1 %
Future Proof 42 % 0 % 28 % 33.3 %
Benchmark Score 3715 0 % 3139 15.5 %
Single Thread Score 2210.4 0 % 1995 9.7 %
Encrypting Data 1400.2 MB/s 0 % 1213.9 MB/s 13.3 %
Compressing Data 80.3 MB/s 0 % 73.2 MB/s 8.9 %
String objects sorting 11076.1 thousand/s 0 % 9402.8 thousand/s 15.1 %
Prime numbers generation 34.1 millions/s 0 % 28.9 millions/s 15 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 16822.4 millions/s 0 % 15399.6 millions/s 8.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 12904.1 millions/s 0 % 11293.7 millions/s 12.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-4690K, Core i5-3550.

Average frames per second Core i5-4690K Core i5-3550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 84.7 FPS 79.4 FPS
High settings 135.6 FPS 127.0 FPS
Medium settings 169.4 FPS 158.7 FPS
Low settings 211.8 FPS 198.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.3 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-4690K Core i5-3550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 127.7 FPS 124.4 FPS
High settings 204.3 FPS 199.1 FPS
Medium settings 255.3 FPS 248.9 FPS
Low settings 319.2 FPS 311.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.5 %
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