Intel Core i5-4690 vs AMD Athlon II X4 638
Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-4690 and AMD Athlon II X4 638 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 Intel Core i5-4690
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
- Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
- Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 72.72°C vs 70.10°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
- Around 88% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2192 vs 1163
- 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5572 vs 2250
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | May 2014 vs February 2012 |
Maximum frequency | 3.90 GHz vs 2.7 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 72.72°C vs 70.10°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm vs 32 nm |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2192 vs 1163 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 5572 vs 2250 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 638
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt
- Around 80% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1654 vs 919
- Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4651 vs 2935
Specifications (specs) | |
L1 cache | 512 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 84 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1654 vs 919 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4651 vs 2935 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Core i5-4690
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 638
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | Intel Core i5-4690 | AMD Athlon II X4 638 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2192 | 1163 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 5572 | 2250 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 919 | 1654 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2935 | 4651 |
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)
Intel Core i5-4690 | AMD Athlon II X4 638 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Haswell | Llano |
Launch date | May 2014 | February 2012 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $346 | |
Place in performance rating | 1639 | 1618 |
Price now | $179.99 | $26.49 |
Processor Number | i5-4690 | |
Series | 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors | AMD Athlon II X4 |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 12.53 | 35.55 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Family | AMD Athlon Processors | |
OPN PIB | AD638XOJGXBOX | |
OPN Tray | AD638XOJZ43GX | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.50 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI2 | |
Die size | 177 mm | 228 mm |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 4 MB |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | |
Maximum core temperature | 72.72°C | 70.10°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.90 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Number of threads | 4 | 4 |
Transistor count | 1400 million | 1178 million |
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Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V | DDR3 |
Graphics |
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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 |
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DisplayPort | ||
eDP | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of displays supported | 3 | |
VGA | ||
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Graphics image quality |
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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 |
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DirectX | 11.2/12 | |
OpenGL | 4.3 | |
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Sockets supported | FCLGA1150 | FM1 uPGA |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 84 Watt | 65 Watt |
Thermal Solution | PCG 2013D | |
Peripherals |
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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 |
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Anti-Theft technology | ||
Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |