Intel Core i5-7600 vs Intel Core i5-4690K

Intel Core i5-7600
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2016
Intel Core i5-7600
Intel Core i5-4690K
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2014
Intel Core i5-4690K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-7600
    107%
  • Intel Core i5-4690K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-7600
    107%
  • Intel Core i5-4690K
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-7600
    107%
  • Intel Core i5-4690K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-7600

7% higher single threaded performance.
7% higher multi threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 7% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-4690K

None

Intel Core i5-7600

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-7600

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-7600Intel Core i5-4690K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i5-7600Intel Core i5-4690K
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameKaby LakevsHaswell
Release DateSep 2016vsJun 2014

Cores

Intel Core i5-7600Intel Core i5-4690K
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 630vsIntel HD 4600

Cache

Intel Core i5-7600Intel Core i5-4690K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-7600Intel Core i5-4690K
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackagevsFC-LGA12C
Die Sizeunknownvs177mm²
Process14 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-7600Intel Core i5-4690K
Cpu Frequency3500 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3900 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs88 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-7600
    4200 points
  • Intel Core i5-4690K
    4368 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-7600
    16800 points
  • Intel Core i5-4690K
    15680 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Rendering: POV-Ray 3.7

  • Intel Core i5-7600
    1608
  • Intel Core i5-4690K
    1432

points per second - higher is better

7-zip

  • Intel Core i5-7600
    17408
  • Intel Core i5-4690K
    17256

MIPS - higher is better

3D Particle Movement (Single Threaded)

  • Intel Core i5-7600
    134.93
  • Intel Core i5-4690K
    129.19

points - higher is better

3D Particle Movement (Multi Threaded)

  • Intel Core i5-7600
    420.39
  • Intel Core i5-4690K
    412.89

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-7600
    646
  • Intel Core i5-4690K
    568

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-7600
    174
  • Intel Core i5-4690K (simulated)
    158.17

points - higher is better