AMD FX-6330 vs Intel Core i5-4690

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6330 and Intel Core i5-4690 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD FX-6330

Intel Core i5-4690

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6330

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	December 2015 vs May 2014
Number of cores	6 vs 4
L1 cache	288 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 6144 KB (shared)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4690

Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 49% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2192 vs 1531
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5570 vs 4433

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2192 vs 1531
PassMark - CPU mark	5570 vs 4433

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6330
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4690

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1531

2192

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4433

5570

Name	AMD FX-6330	Intel Core i5-4690
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531	2192
PassMark - CPU mark	4433	5570
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		919
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2935
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3072
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.961
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		79.497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.426
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1257
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3840
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1257
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3840

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-6330	Intel Core i5-4690
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Haswell
Launch date	December 2015	May 2014
Place in performance rating	1631	1639
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$346
Price now		$179.99
Processor Number		i5-4690
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		12.53
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	315 mm	177 mm
L1 cache	288 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6144 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Transistor count	1200 million	1400 million
Base frequency		3.50 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.72°C
Number of threads		4
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)