Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-4690 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 84 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4690 CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel Core i5-4690 CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 77.35

Overall Rank:
2249th fastest in multithreading out of 5809 CPUs
1569th fastest in single threading out of 5809 CPUs
604th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $72.27 USD (2026-03-05)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5590

Single Thread Rating

2189

Samples: 3912*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,974
Thread: 2,234

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	16,578 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,476 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,620 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,408 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	80,823 KBytes/Sec
Physics	423 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,288 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,189 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of March 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$89.68 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 5th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,427
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,264
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,938
Apple M4 10 Core		23,678
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,590
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,076
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,131
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz		5,590

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		164.99
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.61
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.58
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.86
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.90
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz		77.35
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.54
Intel Core i5-12400F		46.29
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 5th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,490
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz		2,189

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5114344 - Feb 28 2026		1389
BL5114275 - Feb 27 2026		5878
BL3309241 - Feb 24 2026		5916
BL3306351 - Feb 23 2026		5829
BL3303431 - Feb 22 2026		4791

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz
As of 5th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz		5,590
Intel Core i5-4690S @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690		5,476 (-2.0%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690		5,233 (-6.4%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690		4,666 (-16.5%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-4690		4,658 (-16.7%)
AMD Athlon X4 860K vs Intel Core i5-4690		3,419 (-38.8%)
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690		6,299 (+12.7%)
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690		6,070 (+8.6%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690		5,604 (+0.2%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690		5,175 (-7.4%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690		4,930 (-11.8%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690		4,794 (-14.2%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-4690		4,661 (-16.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,427
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,264
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,522
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,387
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,374
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,190
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,789
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,448
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz		661

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