Intel Core i7-4770K vs Intel Core i5-4690

Core i7-4770K vs Core i5-4690 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-4770K beats the Core i5-4690 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-4690 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-4770K has more threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i7-4770K has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i5-4690. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-4770K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.