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Intel Core i5-4690 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2014
Intel Core i5-4690
Intel Core i5-4690
Released
Q2/2022
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-4690 or AMD Ryzen 7 5700X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-4690 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 84 W. Released in Q2/2014.

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 8 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    803 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-4690 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    412 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    545 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    620 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    779 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    929 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    50 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    294 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    348 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    90 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    286 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    193 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    683 place
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    117 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.60 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.77 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 84 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 5700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    113 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    108 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    86 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    100 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    39 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    104 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    132 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    213 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    146 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    121 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    87 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-4690 Intel Core i5-4690
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 4600 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow --
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.20 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    20 left arrow --
  • Shader
    160 left arrow --
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow --
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow --
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow --
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow --
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Core i5-4690. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-4690 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    84 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-4690 and Intel Core i5-4690, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 4.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell S left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q2/2014 left arrow Q2/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-4690 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
152
Intel Core i5-4690
253
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
534
Intel Core i5-4690
2307
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
917
Intel Core i5-4690
1634
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
2913
Intel Core i5-4690
10179
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
7700
Intel Core i5-4690
27411
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

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