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Intel Core i5-4690

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Still the ultimate gaming CPU?All the gaming CPU you'll ever need. That's the familiar refrain for Intel's quad-core Core i5 processors in unlocked ?-seriesRead more
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Pros

  • produces precise and accurate results
  • renderer is very well optimised and works well on both processors
  • ever more capable

Cons

  • it does lack grunt in the multi-tasking department
  • It is just shuffling a bit with names and frequencies
  • two SATA ports are lost as well
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Key specs

  • LGA 1150
  • 3.2 GHz
  • 4
  • 4
  • 65 W
  • 22 nm
  • 6 MB
  • Smart Cache
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Intel Core i5-4690 - Pros & Cons

Intel Core i5-4690

Pros

  • produces precise and accurate results
  • renderer is very well optimised and works well on both processors
  • ever more capable
  • more efficient CPU architectures with relentless pace

Cons

  • it does lack grunt in the multi-tasking department
  • It is just shuffling a bit with names and frequencies
  • two SATA ports are lost as well
  • human-limited content production against computer-limited content processing
  • The PCIe storage on 9-series is somewhat confusing
  • Intel is somehow underperforming
  • weak link in the chain
  • strenuous areas in the initial Baku level

Intel Core i5-4690 - Technical Overview

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IconProcessor lithography
22 nm
Best:
HP AMD EPYC 7702
Processor lithography: 7 nm
IconNumber of cores
4
Best:
Intel Xeon Phi Coprocessor 7290
Number of cores: 72
IconClock speed
3.2 GHz
Best:
AMD FX 9590
Clock speed: 4.7 GHz
IconMax turbo speed
3.9 GHz
Best:
Cisco Intel Xeon E5-2609
Max turbo speed: 24 GHz

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Intel Core i5-4690 - Full Specifications

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General
Processor socketLGA 1150
Component forPC
Operating modes64-bit
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Integrated graphics
On-board graphics adapteryes
TypeIntel HD Graphics 4600
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version11.1
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Features
Thermal monitoring technologiesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes16
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityes
Scalability1S
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Processor
Clock speed3.2 GHz
Max turbo speed3.9 GHz
Number of cores4
Number of threads4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in
Bus typeDMI
Idle statesyes
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Memory
Cache6 MB
Cache typeSmart Cache
Maximum internal memory supported by processor32.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)25.6 GB/s
Memory channelsDual

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Intel Core i5-4690 Intel - Editorial Reviews (3)

Intel Core i5-4690 The Intel Haswell Refresh Review: Core i7-4790, i5-4690 and i3-4360 Tested
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anandtech.com
Published: 11.05.2014
The Intel Haswell Refresh Review: Core i7-4790, i5-4690 and i3-4360 Tested
By Ian Cutress
16 minute read
Intel Core i5-4690 Intel Core i5-4690K Review « TOP NEW Review
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Intel Core i5-4690K Review « TOP NEW Review

Still the ultimate gaming CPU?All the gaming CPU you'll ever need. That's the familiar refrain for Intel's quad-core Core i5 processors in unlocked ?-series

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Intel Core i5-4690 Devil's Canyon: Core i5 4690K and Core i7 4790K review
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Eurogamer.net
Published: 29.06.2014
Devil's Canyon: Core i5 4690K and Core i7 4790K review

Nehalem. Sandy Bridge. Ivy Bridge. Haswell. Year after year, Intel has produced ever more capable, more efficient CPU a…

By Richard Leadbetter
18 minute read

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