Core i5 4690K
Intel desktop processor · Core i 4th gen · launched June 2014
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Launch price in today's dollars
The Core i5 4690K launched at $242 in 2014. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $338 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 40% rise over 12 years. At its launch price that is 20 Blender points per $100.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2014 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Blender rendering score
Median score 48 (middle half of runs 45–57) across 22 community runs on Blender 4.x with the CPU backend. That is #240 of 290 desktop processors in our dataset with a score, and #6 of 18 in the Core i 4th gen.
This is a rendering benchmark (samples per minute over the monster, junkshop and classroom scenes), not a gaming benchmark. It says how fast the part renders in Blender's Cycles engine and nothing about frame rates. Source: Blender Open Data, CC0, snapshot 2026-09-06.
Specifications
| Vendor | Intel |
|---|---|
| Series | Core i 4th gen |
| Launched | June 2014 |
| Launch price | $242 (1,000-unit price) |
| Socket | LGA 1150 |
| Cores / threads | 4 / 4 |
| Base clock | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | 3.9 GHz |
| L3 cache | 6 MB |
| Rated power | 88 W (TDP) |
| Integrated graphics | HD 4600 |
| Tier | 5-series |
The Intel 5-series over time
Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i5 4460 | 2014 | $182 | $254 | 40 |
| Core i5 4460S | 2014 | $182 | $254 | — |
| Core i5 4590 | 2014 | $192 | $268 | 43 |
| Core i5 4590S | 2014 | $192 | $268 | — |
| Core i5 4590T | 2014 | $192 | $268 | 32 |
| Core i5 4690 | 2014 | $213 | $298 | 47 |
| Core i5 4690S | 2014 | $213 | $298 | — |
| Core i5 4690T | 2014 | $213 | $298 | — |
| Core i5 4690K | 2014 | $242 | $338 | 48 |
| Core i5 5675C | 2015 | $276 | $385 | 44 |
| Core i5 6600K | 2015 | $243 | $339 | 57 |
| Core i5 6400 | 2015 | $182 | $254 | 38 |
| Core i5 6400T | 2015 | $182 | $254 | 31 |
| Core i5 6500 | 2015 | $192 | $268 | 44 |
| Core i5 6500T | 2015 | $192 | $268 | 46 |
| Core i5 6600 | 2015 | $213 | $297 | 42 |
Compare with
- Core i5 4460 · 2014 · $182 · 40
- Core i5 4460S · 2014 · $182
- Core i5 4460T · 2014 · $182
- Core i5 4590 · 2014 · $192 · 43
- Core i5 4590S · 2014 · $192
- Core i5 4590T · 2014 · $192 · 32
- Core i5 4690 · 2014 · $213 · 47
- Core i5 4690S · 2014 · $213
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