Intel Core i5-4690 vs Intel Core i7-4870HQ

Core i5-4690 vs Core i7-4870HQ comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-4870HQ beats the Core i5-4690 in overall performance. Despite this, the Core i5-4690 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-4870HQ has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i5-4690 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-4870HQ. Also, the Core i5-4690 has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-4870HQ outputs less heat than Core i5-4690 thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i5-4690 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.