Intel Core i5-4690 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i5-4690 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2014 and belongs to the 4 generation of the Intel Core i5 series. To use the Intel Core i5-4690, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1150 socket.
Name: Intel Core i5-4690
Family: Intel Core i5
Group: Intel Core i 4000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-4690 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-4690 is 3.5 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.9 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.9 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.7 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-4690 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-4690 uses the Intel HD Graphics 4600, which has 160 texture shaders and 20 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.2 GHz
Execution units: 20
Shaders: 160
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 7.5
Direct X: 11.1
Technology: 22 nm
Release date: Q2/2013

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3-1600
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 25.6 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 84 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 84 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-4690 is manufactured using a 22 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 6.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1150
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 6.0 MB
Architecture: Haswell S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q2/2014
Release price: 224 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
11375
11375
Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
11339
11339
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
11339
11339
Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
11339
11339
AMD FX-8370
8C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
11300
11300

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i7-4710MQ
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
5614
5614
Intel Core i5-7440HQ
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
5603
5603
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
5602
5602
Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
5557
5557
Intel Core i7-3770T
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
5555
5555

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
3597
3597
Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3597
3597
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3597
3597
Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3597
3597
Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
3597
3597

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-8650U
4C 8T @ 1.9 GHz
3576
3576
Qualcomm Snapdragon Microsoft SQ3
NoneC NoneT @ --
3571
3571
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3549
3549
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
3544
3544
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
3544
3544

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-4790T
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
3401
3401
MediaTek Kompanio 1300T
8C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
3389
3389
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3378
3378
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
3372
3372
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
3368
3368

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Bronze 3104
6C 6T @ 1.7 GHz
2917
2917
Google Tensor
8C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
2915
2915
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
2913
2913
Intel Core i7-3610QE
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
2911
2911
Intel Xeon D-1622
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
2909
2909

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1594
1594
Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
1586
1586
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1581
1581
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1580
1580
Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
1579
1579

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
1193
1193
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
1193
1193
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1193
1193
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
1193
1193
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
1193
1193

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-4770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
961
961
Intel Core i7-4770S
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
961
961
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
958
958
Intel Core i7-4790T
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
955
955
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
954
954

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
919
919
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
917
917
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
917
917
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
917
917
Intel Core i7-5850HQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
915
915

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
634
634
AMD FX-9590
8C 8T @ 4.7 GHz
625.9
625.9
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
625.6
625.6
Intel Core i5-7400
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
623.6
623.6
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
616.6
616.6

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
534
534
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
534
534
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
534
534
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
534
534
Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
534
534

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-4770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
411
411
Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
408
408
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
408
408
Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
408
408
Intel Core i5-1035G1
4C 8T @ 1.0 GHz
406
406

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
152
152
Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.0 GHz
152
152
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
152
152
Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
152
152
Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
152
152

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
20.9
20.9
Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
20.9
20.9
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
20.9
20.9
Intel Core i5-4670T
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
20.9
20.9
Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
20.9
20.9

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
6.1
6.1
Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
6.1
6.1
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
6.1
6.1
Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
6.1
6.1
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
6.0
6.0

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
1.7
1.7
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
1.7
1.7
Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1.7
1.7
Intel Core i7-4900MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1.7
1.7
Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
1.7
1.7