Intel Core i5-4690 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1055T

Core i5-4690 vs Phenom II X6 1055T benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-4690 performs better than the Phenom II X6 1055T. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Phenom II X6 1055T in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Phenom II X6 1055T has significantly more cores than the Core i5-4690. Indeed, the Phenom II X6 1055T has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i5-4690. It also has more threads than the Core i5-4690. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-4690 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Phenom II X6 1055T.

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.