Intel Core i7-6700K vs Intel Core i5-4690

Core i7-6700K vs Core i5-4690 specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-6700K 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.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Core i7-6700K has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-6700K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-4690. Also, the Core i7-6700K has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i5-4690 outputs less heat than Core i7-6700K thanks to a slightly lower TDP. 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 i7-6700K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.