AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i5-4690

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 1300X and Intel Core i5-4690 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72.72°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x 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
  • Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6966 vs 5570
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 July 2017 vs May 2014
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 72.72°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 6966 vs 5570
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2943 vs 2935
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3075 vs 3072

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4690

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2192 vs 2125
  • Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 919 vs 892
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2192 vs 2125
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 919 vs 892

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4690

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2125
2192
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6966
5570
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
892
919
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2943
2935
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
3075
3072
Name AMD Ryzen 3 1300X Intel Core i5-4690
PassMark - Single thread mark 2125 2192
PassMark - CPU mark 6966 5570
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 892 919
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2943 2935
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3075 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 Ryzen 3 1300X Intel Core i5-4690

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Haswell
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 27 July 2017 May 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $130 $346
OPN PIB YD130XBBAEBOX
OPN Tray YD130XBBM4KAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1637 1639
Price now $139.98 $179.99
Series AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Value for money (0-100) 15.71 12.53
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number i5-4690
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.50 GHz
Die size 192 mm 177 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 72.72°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 4800 Million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 84 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Stealth PCG 2013D
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16 Up to 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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

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)