The Relatable i5-4690K
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- Testing the Intel i5-4690K quad core CPU in 10 popular and demanding games in 2023, using an RTX 3070 discrete GPU.
Overclockable quad core i5s were the go-to gaming CPU for the better part of a decade. Although many enthusiasts - particularly the more frugal ones - would swear by the i5-2500K and decry later models as being iterative refreshes rather than genuine upgrades, that might not be true. The Haswell i5-4690K was the first such chip to feature AVX 2, which, along with improved IPC, might at last be a deciding factor in the 1150 chip’s favour.
However, in the 9 years since its release, core and thread count has taken on a more meaningful role in games. Is the classic quad core too much of a bottleneck for 2023?
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00:00 i5-4690K vs. 2023
00:53 Background: History of the i5-4690K
02:01 Test System: i5-4690K @ 4.5GHz, 16GB DDR3-2400, RTX 3070
02:13 Gaming Benchmarks
02:16 Benchmarks: Valorant
03:03 Benchmarks: Battlefield V
03:44 Benchmarks: Fortnite
04:18 Benchmarks: Microsoft Flight Simulator
05:14 Benchmarks: Spider-Man Remastered
05:56 Benchmarks: Cyberpunk 2077
06:43 Benchmarks: Red Dead Redemption 2
07:09 Benchmarks: Elden Ring
07:43 Benchmarks: Witcher 3 Remastered
08:24 Benchmarks: Civilization VI
08:42 Synthetic Benchmarks: CPU-Z, Cinebench R23, Time Spy & Firestrike
08:58 Is the i5-4690K still worth it?
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00:53 to skip the cringe 😬
yes
The hello fellow kids intro
Absolutely not, we love the cringe
thanks a lot for that
still better than pubg mobile youtubers my man
I'm glad to see your channel is growing steadily. Keep it up man
Same
What a CPU. Got a big space in my heart for this one
I have a 4770k since 2014!. Recently ordered a 13600k so it's finally being retired after many years of gaming. I'm gonna miss this CPU so much but it's about time that I get something new after Hogwarts legacy hated it haha.
Building my first PC with it
Still rocking a 4690k myself
That intro was gold! 😂 I honestly do look forward to stuff like this in your videos, that sort of humor really makes your videos my favorite!
I've always liked the i5 4690k
4th Generation Intel CPUs are Legendary! Still running a 4790k @ 4.8 after delidding paired with a 5700xt. It's a very well balanced system, usually get 50-70%CPU/99%GPU usage (CPU usage varies depending on the game, it never bottlenecks the GPU usage). Instead of upgrading, this time I'm doing a full new build and keeping this system as my backup, it's the first rig that I'm sentimental about, it's so pretty
I was running basically the same setup but with the 4690k. Cyberpunk was the nail in the coffin for me. I should have bought the i7 originally, but you know and i5 is good enough for gaming is what we were told.
For me the 2600K is legendary, now that's a CPU that's stood the test of time lol. Unfortunately it's limited by a worse memory controller and supports an older PCIe generation compared to 4770K/4790K, but even the ol Sandy Bridge K-SKUs could hit 5Ghz -- although the 2600K I had up till only 3 years ago was running at 4.5 on a $20 air cooler lol.
@@couriersix2443 Haswell is more well balanced than Sandy Bridge thanks to FIVR (you can do an adaptative undervolt), IPC is the same as 1st gen Ryzen and AVX2 instructions and descent Xeons.
@@saricubra2867 well yeah I'm not saying sandy bridge is "better", but most of us that had a 2600K/2700K back then weren't concerned with upgrading to haswell since sandy bridge was still more than enough at the time. I'm sure it's the same story for people who stuck with a 4770K/4790K instead of upgrading to a 7700K despite the better IPC of Skylake/Kaby Lake & 14nm node as well as DDR4 support
I retired mine two years ago, but it was running 4.7 @ 1.28v if memory serves. Dark Rock Pro 4 was overkill enough to do that without a delid. Even 4.8 was doable, but I was paranoid about going over 1.3v long term.
The chip is still fine, it's in my brothers PC with much more conservative settings. Once he's done with it, it'll slot nicely in my also Z97 based home server, hopefully for years to come.
i used to use a 4690K OC'd to 4.6 ghz from late 2017 up till late 2020, paired with an RX 580 8gb. Upgraded to a 10600k, made a world of difference, especially in the lows, which left me scrambling for the cash for a nicer card!
Had mine paired once with an RX480. Worked like a charm.
I had it from 2015 to early this year when I broke the socket while trying to wedge RAM into a very tight fit. Upgrading to an 11th gen has made a big difference, but that thing really packed a punch for its age
I have a 4770k which is being retired for a 13600k which is arriving within days. Haswell was such a great cpu architecture which has lasted so long.
what mobo did u use ?
Still has it with xfx rx 480 8gb
Like any Haswell i would definitely delid any K SKU CPU and apply new paste or Liquid metal , Helps with overclocking and prevents heat damage death , Great thing about the haswell refresh CPUs they can all go to about 4.5-4.8ghz on air , whilst first gen haswell caps around 4.2-4.5ghz. Fast memory does benefit quite a bit as well.
It's close cousin the 4670k was my first cpu when I got back into PC gaming. The base machine is still in us at the parents now, a real workhorse. Although when I did decide to upgrade my new gpu came the day before all the other components, so I stuck it into the system for fun. A 2080ti with it was a bit of a bottleneck!
This channel will blow up tremendously someday.
I feel that day is coming very very soon!
I got scared by that intro.
I'm impressed how well the 2500k was hanging in there on those charts.
Great intro :3
I can't wait for April 1st.
4 cores/4 threads was in the past to slow(i5-6600k), when you stream the game in discord.
Wow, okay I didn't have anything planned for April Fools but now you've got me thinking...
Great video! Good job!
Keep the content up really enjoying it!
I used to run an i5 4690K for many years and with many upgrades. I at first had it paired with a GTX 950 then a 1650 Super and a RAM upgrade from 8 to 16GB and finally in its last year of service I installed a 120MM AIO and had a 4.4 GHz OC. I upgraded to an i7 10700KF and it made a world of difference but the 4690k will be remembered I played lots of Fortnite (the entire reason for the OC as I was NOT going to use performance mode and Ch2S4 was alot harder to run than previous chapters) and Battlefield 4.
My old cpu, this old beast brings back good memories. Technically you could still do well nowadays with this one. The 4 core without HT is starting to show it's age though ! Deserves a spot in Hall of Fame.
God your narration and delivery of benchmark results is genuinely great, man, super solid video!
Excellent content as usual 👌
You gain this many only in few months. The grind is real. I remember when I was here when this only have 50+ subs. Keep it going!
Bro, great channel, great production right from get go and you got a nice soothing voice
4:18 - You will see a similar detail level issue with Shadow of the Tomb Raider. AND the worst part is MANY tech tubers never noticed this because they let benches run largely unattended. (* Kudos to RA Tech for catching it in his FX 8350 vs i5 3470 comparison video.) The kind of bug was actually a BIG PROBLEM. A LOT of reviewers, who left these automated tests unattended, reported FALSE results, showing higher frames on the 4 core i5 CPUs than they were actually producing. This lead to a lot of misinformation about the comparitive performance between locked intel i3 and i5 CPUs and the FX lineup. Nice to see a second source confirm the issue exists in other games!
Thanks for this video review😊
Ur videos are so great an interesting man,keep goingg
The Haswell architechure was way ahead of its time. I'm kinda glad that I've built my first gaming rig back in June of 2015 on this socket (albeit starting with the Celeron G1840 before upgrading to an i3 4170 a year later and now with the i7 4770) in a tight budget to replace my dying 2007 Acer Aspire desktop.
Tbh you shouldve gotten an xeon e3-1231 v3 its the i7 4770 equivalent and its hella cheap (60€ boxed got mine for 20€)
Why do I keep coming back?
Relatable content, good editing, witty humour, banging tunes, and great tests.
(Curious to know if he makes his own music)
Most importantly, budget stuff and seeing how they perform.
Also, RandomGaminginHD gets a fair bit of screen time.🤔👍
I would love to see a video on the i5 4590 or i7 4790/4790k.....
For the Haswell Dell Optiplex owners club.
The one thing I can say about the benchmarks is that on the budget hardware, I feel that most people will target 1080p 60fps.
Rather than 1440p... but I get that you use a 1440p monitor, and 1080p does not look as good on it.
So, I just add some fps for reference. 😆
You should test i5-9600K or i7-9700K. They are pretty interesting with 6-8 cores and no HT and with proper cooling and motherboard they can be overclocked very high.
I'm so glad I found this channel, it's more relatable to the everyday ordinary broke m*********** that can't afford to buy all this expensive crap. Keep on keeping on brother you'll go far. Take it easy.
At first I was like: Ah, a new intro and a hyped start. Then you started talkin in this lingo and I knew what you were doing :D. Thanks, great vid
Thanks! It felt like a bit of a risk, but I'm glad people enjoyed it
Damn bro. That intro was lit fam, no cap..
Love your content! But please make your charts more visible on smaller screens (think Hardware Unboxed)
This is probably my favorite CPU ever. It was my first CPU back in 2016 (Skylake was too expensive at that point lol) and I ran it at 4.8GHz with a Hyper 212 evo for about 3 years till I got a 9600k, and here I am about 3 years later lol.
great video , as always. i enjoy your style very much.
any chances escape from tarkov could join the benchmarks too ?
much love from germany
I'm still running mine, it's been overclocked to 5ghz for almost 10 years now! It's still water cooled in my living room setup, running almost every single day. I do all my emulation on it (including switch) and all games before 2020 work wonders. Gotta love this tank ❤
my new fav tech-channel :D
I have fond memories of this chip. One of these powered my system for about 2 years before I found a good deal on a 4790k that made sense at the time. I had a 4.7Ghz OC on it that remained stable for a while. I stayed on the Haswell platform for a good five and a half years before I upgraded to an 8600k and eventually switched to Ryzen after. That system rarely ever felt slow or dated and with my GTX 970 kept up with all the games I played.
Good video. Keep it up!
This chip is in so many used rigs that are (mis) represented as a "rEaL GaMiNg PC!". Glad that you are helping a potential new user set expectations, and hopefully prevent a poor buying decision. Using this chip in a home lab, or in a build for a non-demanding user who might fire up the occasional older game...still has some value.
9:14 holy shit that caught me off guard.
the i5 2500k and 4690k were my first two unlocked cpu they’re some of the best two generations for overclocking easily hit 4.5-4.6ghz with amazing performance and thermals they served me well many fond memories of these chips sadly needed an upgrade after they became the bottle neck in their respective platforms especially as newer games came out that could utilize more cores if not id still be using one now
such a swag and cool intro 🙏🏽🙏🏽🗣️🗣️
Im glad I spent the extra to get a 4790k back in 2015. My fiancee just finished Hogwarts Legacy on it, no problems.
I had the 4690s back then. I read once that the 4690s and 4790s were equal in IPC rates to their Devil's Canyon counterparts at stock clocks on the Devil's Canyon, while pulling only a 65W TDP. Had it paired with a GTX 970 and a Samsung 850 EVO in a Cooler Master N200 and it was a monster considering I never overclock.
Ive been waiting for this one. I had one air cooled and over clocked with a 970 on 32gb oc ram and intel nvme. Its still a pretty decent 1080p60 gaming machine. A lot of moba, fps, 4x, fighting games and emulators dont mind the older spec. This was in the era of 4k early adoption, and now were looking at 8k hdr adoption in 2023.
nvme on haswell?
@@GewelReal my z97 hero has room for an M2, and uses 4 processor lanes, a 4790k, which has 20 in total.
PSU is a nova 750, cooler is an evo212, and the ram I used was 4xHyperx DDR3-1866. It has a thunderbolt card I never used, and a heat sync on the m2 with intel rapid storage turned on.
@@MD_il_microcanale isn't that just SATA? I know Skylake and up can do NVMe, but I'm not sure Haswell non-HEDT can
@@GewelReal hi, no, I can select the 4 lines from the bios whether to dedicate them to an M2 or leave them free to make a crossfire!
I can't remember how many of your videos I have watched already. I honestly thought I was subscribed. Now I am😅. This CPU is the first time I bought Intel and the first time I built using brand new parts. I made do with it for 8 freakin years! 8 very good years TBH. Now I am targeting the same with an AMD 5600x.
Love that intro skit!
I would like you to check out the good old i7-4770k and see how it holds up to the Xs
I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s up in the next video.
@@TH3C001 yeah i mean the 4770k is an icon
I've got one, although it's being retired because I've ordered a 13600k haha. Been a good run though I've had the 4770k since 2014 and for the most part it has been great although 2022 was the first time it started being extremely CPU limited.
@@JudeTheRUclipsPoopersubscribe Well I'm happy you were using it for all there long years
@@SeshanTM yup, I'm going to 13600k and 4070ti. Arriving tomorrow I'm so excited to play around with rtx.
This video is fleek AF, on point.
That intro had me double checking I was on the right channel x)
This CPU has a special place in my heart. I had it paired with a MSI Z97 Gaming 3 board and i had 0 problems with that system.
When I got my 7600k in 2017, the 4690k and 4790k were in regular discussions about quality budget options even several years later. I wouldn't be surprised, with Intel's endless refreshes, if they were still in conversations up to 2020 or so.
Very relatable. I relate very much. I don't have a pc. Very relatable.
Just upgraded my non k 4690 this year to a xeon version of the 4790 to get the last bit of squeeze out of my mb/ram since I don't game like I used to. At the right price its still an awesome cpu, my buddy got it in his ultra budget originally i3 rig now.
Last DDR3 generation, if I'm not mistaken. I had both an i5 4460 and an i7 4790k from that generation. Great stuff.
I love that you use the trusty 3070 for all these cpu reviews, I’m running a 2080ti so I’m basically watching what my card would run like on all these different configs :)
The real star of the show for used Haswell Socket 1150 builds these days, is the Xeon E3 1270 V3... it's basically the i7 4770 (non-K), but at a fraction of the price. Usually it's even cheaper than the i5's, somewhere around the price of an i3, at about $20 USD currently.
If you don't need overclocking, or already have a motherboard that doesn't support overclocking, slap a Xeon in there... problem solved.
Probably my favorite tech tuber at the moment!
Love your channel! You're basically the David Attenborough of the thech media 😉
Oh come on, I'm only half his age!
@@IcebergTech haha yes of course, but with the same warmth and ability to make niche content sound accessible and interesting!
I've noticed something strange in the last years.
And I was involved into PC hardware heavily all these years.
Since Ryzen came in 2017, Intel and games' devs were pushing so hard for multicore enhancements, I'm pretty sure they disregarded focus on 1 or 2 cores, or maybe some kind of optimizations for IPC/single core/thread performance.
Everyone and their dog was amazed about having 6 or 8 or 16 whatever cores. To share workloads between multiple cores.
Now, maybe since last year or two, I got few DDR3 rigs thru my hands, and as long as thermal paste is changed, motherboard cleaned up with proper stuff, fans cleaned up, PSU cleaned up, applied little OC, new SSD installed - 4 cores is playing dam well!
On top of that, select FSR 2.1 where applicable and dang! 1080p gaming for 150-200 euros!
It's like industry has realized there's millions of potential gamers in low/mid income economies, where i5 or Ryzen 3 is the best kids can have, hence feels like the industry re-started optimizations for single/double cores performance. 🤷♂️
I bought i5 4690k and R9 290 together with 16GB of RAM in 2014 and it has served me well. I am planning to upgrade soon. Waiting for the Ryzen 8000 (or 7800x3d if it disappoints) and next gen GPUs, or 7900 XT/XTX if the price drops enough.
glad Im rocking the i7 4790 though still looking for the K version
The subject of emulation and server capabilities should be explored more.
Paired with an eco friendly Mainboard (they exist) these nearly ten year old Parts still are of use as Homecinema systems
Haswell was a freaking beast. Still using a 4770k at 4.6ghz with 32gb RAM and a 5700xt, which was intended to be a placeholder for an AM4 system, but it's....totally fine, and I'd rather play on it rather than tear it apart until it's not performing well enough anymore.
You keeping the quality up is a plus. I hope I can support you through Patreon for a long time! (Even if it's not much, lot of small help should give you that extra in the long run :) )
This and the 4770k were THE CPU’s when I was a kid.
Wow. Way to make me feel old.
I love that intro music....
Really had me going on that intro...
I got worried you wouldn't play your signature intro melody 😅
Couple of days ago I bought some pc parts from a guy living in the same city. I saw only a photo and I was interested only in mainboard - MSI Z97 Gaming 3. As it turned out, for about 24$ I got - mainboard+i5-4690K+bequiet tower without a fan and half-modular PSU Corsair CX500M :)
I had it from 2013 to 2020, an absolute beast of its time.
What a freaking coincidence, I just paired one (i5 4690k)with a MSI gaming 5 motherboard 32 gigs of Corsair Vengeance ddr3, and a 980, running off a Corsair 650 watt PSU. Pretty slick little system.
Dang bro how much did you spend?
@@angrydlc I already had the PSU and the GPU, so I got the board and the I-5 on eBay for 75 bucks
Ive been using this cpu with 8gb of DDR3 and a 970 since 2014ish, just decided to retire her today and upgrade to something more contemporary, and if it lasts me another 10 years I’ll be surprised. Almost a decade of service and was able to mostly keep up with everything I threw at it, which admittedly was never more demanding than mid-settings witcher 3 at 1080p. Never once had an issue, a great little cpu
Can you do some AM3 socket phenom CPUs in games?
can you compare dual channel and quad channel?
Could you do a review on an upgraded optiplex 9020? They’re so good with an i7 4770s and a GTX 1050Ti! Great budget build I wish more knew about!
I bought the 4690k for my first PC. I used it until 2021 when I snatched a 5600x. I still have it in use on a secondary system.
still using the 4690k with a RX 6600 and its showing its age, especially on cpu heavy games like cities skylines.
When I came back to PC gaming, I had the i5 4690. When playing Overwatch, it was already pretty bad. The stutters and dips with a GTX 1080 was real. Changed to a 8700k, and it solved it entirely
thank you! on my living room tv i have either a 4690k or a e5-2680v2 to choose from, and i just bought RDR2 over the steam spring sale............looks like the xeon will be the one im choosing.
I've been running this for 5 years as a Frankenstein build after I lost 2 builds to thunderstorms even with a heavy duty surge protector, gpu: gtx 1060 6gb vram, recently picked up gigabyte rtx 3060 12gb vram for 310 usd including delivery and another 16gb (8gbx2) of ddr3 ram. picked up i5-4960 for $200 5 years ago and it came with windows and a 1tb hdd.
I might actually have the non-K version, which I got as a part payment for a parts sale I did.
Sold the guy an AM4 mobo, case and PSU.
Got some cash, plus some of his old hardware (Case, PSU, Mobo, CPU & RAM).
I've actually considered trying to make it into a WinXP build. xD
He upped to a R5-5600 and DDR4-3200 CL16. Kept his GPU (for now) and his drives and SSDs.
Glad I "upgraded" to the 5775C in 2021 😆
On a serious note it's great to see these CPUs hanging in there, at least in some games
Im still using (in my second RIG) the 4790k @ 5Ghz with 1080ti.
Dead island 2 just came out. I thought I'd need a better processor so purchased a ryzen 7 5800x with mobo combo and 32gb ram on amazon. Glad I decided to try out the game because I just canceled that order. My 8 year old i5 4690k never overclocked plays the game just fine paired with a gtx 1660s and 16 gb ram. Cyberpunk had to keep on medium and would get frame drops when going into new parts of the map. Farcry 6 played ok averaging 50 to 60 on high.
I got for free a dell 7010 with i5-2400 in it (I want to upgrade but I'm not sure what is the best supported cpu for this pc), added some ram I had laying around so now it has 12gb ddr3 memory, added ssd drives ofc, and the only thing I bought for it specifically was the 1050ti and I was so surprised with how this puny machine can maintain 60fps on every game I throw at it, I play at 1680x1050 because I could not get used to 16:9 aspect ratio, ofc the newest games I don't have maxed out but I drop only AA some barely visible effects, i love it even though the case won't close because the GPU sticks out a lot, but hey, i now added a big fan to extract the heat from ram/cpu area.
I plan on buying the best cpu for it, I know it probably won't support anything over 4th gen but i think that i7-xxxxK would be nice to handle more cpu heavy games, I run RDR2 on this current configuration and it runs on 60fps at medium/high settings.
I will buy a new GPU this year and i wonder what the best cpu for that pc is because it still will be cheap compared to my new GPU - I will buy the whole new mobo, ram, ryzen cpu next year because i don't feel the system is old yet, tbh I like the case and I will propably throw everything new in that dell 7010 case because it looks so cute and it being open allows me to cool every part better, if you have any idea what cpu the dell 7010 that came with an i5-2400 can take, because even though it is lga1155 it could just not accept too new of a cpu, I know that the 3rd gen i7 will work but beyond that? Is there anybody who knows this dell stuff and can give me an answer? I would be very happy
I would like to say although you can get these frame rates while nothing else is running, you may struggle to do other things. I had to replace this CPU when playing warzone 1 due to discord. It would always stuttering while gaming. Meaning my teammates could not hear me during heavy firefights!
FYI - I use an old laptop next to my monitor for Discord, teamspeak, browser, etc. Not only frees up gaming PC resources, don't have to alt/tab.
My first CPU
i put together a system with this chip and a gtx 1660 super runs warzone 2.0 surprisingly well
I had its big brother, the i5 4670K until 2021. With 16GB of ram and an AMD RX480. It was going well ;)
I still rock the 4670k in my 2nd computer! and it works just fine :)
The description calls the 4690K both a dual core and quad core processor. Might want to get that fixed.
Devil's Canyon was probably the best generation of CPUs Intel had released imo I had a 4790k that loved higher and higher clocks. Mine would run 4.8 all core all day on a 280mm rad with temps only getting to the mid 80s under synthetic loads. Could push 5Ghz all core but I wasnt comfortable with temps in the 90s lol
My 4790k lasted me to my 3900x, and I only had the 3900x a year before switching to the 7900x
Devil's canyon was a good product
Not sure how you're getting those numbers in Elden Ring, I'm getting like 20-40fps, usually lower on my 4690k in the open world portion.
I'm momentarily running the 4690s, and its pretty much a beast for me without a gpu.
god please check how to disable the iGPU on the 5775c review and how to enable the l4 cache for the cpu related tasks, u will be pleasently susprised ^^
The igpu performs -23fps. It's garbage. It's good for Deadcells, but crappy in 3D.
L4 is allwas active for CPU tasks.why trying to actived it ?
I'm benching the hell out of i7 5775c. It will perform very well with a 3070.
Absolute bussin, i5 smokin that Ryzen pack tonight, frfr no cap
Still rocking the i5-4690K with a GTX 1660 Super and 16GB of DDR4 ram.
Don't try pushing it past 1080p, I keep mine at 1080p and 720p (for more graphically demanding games) and continue to get 100+ frame rates in almost every game.
Resident Evil 4 Remake at mid settings was getting 150FPS at 720p.
@@Na_Turek sorry i meant DDR3
but it doesn't matter any more as i just built a new rig. i9 12900K, 32GB of DDR5 but still using the GTX 1660 Super as i'm waiting for the prices on the 30 series to drop.
my i5-4690 non k runs tarkov in 1080p at 60fps or above on medium settings. minus lighthouse 40fps and streets 30fps lmao with gtx 1660 and 24gb of ram. cpu overclocked to 4.3ghz steady with no intel boost, temps stay below 72 celcius under hours of straght gaming. im super impressed with teh processor for what i want out of it. will be getting a i7 eventually tho. sick vid bro
Great little chip, cyberpunk forced me into upgrading it as it just wasn't up to the job. In retorspect I should have bought the i7 version which I think was the 4790k?
In fairness, even the i7-5775C scrapes under 60 FPS in my benchmark run, and even lower with RT on. 6+ cores are the way!