Intel Core i7-3770 vs Intel Core i5-4690

Core i7-3770 vs Core i5-4690 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-3770 performs better than the Core i5-4690. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-4690 in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Core i7-3770 has more threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i5-4690 has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-3770. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. A Core i7-3770 CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-4690 CPU because of its slightly 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. Indeed, the Core i7-3770 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.