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AMD Ryzen 5 7500 vs Intel Core i5-4690K

AMD Ryzen 5 7500
—Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i5-4690K
23.7Inno Score
—Single-core24.4
49.5Multi-core23.3
64.1Gamingspec-based23.8
13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 75000 spec wins — Intel Core i5-4690K

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 7500 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 7500

  • Stronger multi-core score: 50 vs 23
  • 500% higher L2 cache: 6 MB vs 1 MB
  • 433% higher L3 cache: 32 MB vs 6 MB
  • 341% higher PassMark: 26,882 vs 6,100
  • 300% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 32 GB
  • Lower launch price: $189 vs $242

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-4690K

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7500 versus Intel Core i5-4690K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7500Intel Core i5-4690K
Announced2026+1%2014
SocketAM5LGA1150
Process5 nm+77%22 nm
Base TDP65 W+26%88 W
Unlocked multiplierYesYes
Cooler includedYesYes

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7500 versus Intel Core i5-4690K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7500Intel Core i5-4690K
Cores6+50%4
Performance cores—4
Efficiency cores—0
Threads12+200%4
Base clock3.7 GHz+6%3.5 GHz
Boost clock5 GHz+28%3.9 GHz
L2 cache6 MB+500%1 MB
L3 cache32 MB+433%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7500 versus Intel Core i5-4690K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7500Intel Core i5-4690K
iGPUAMD Radeon GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 4600
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,200 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7500 versus Intel Core i5-4690K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7500Intel Core i5-4690K
Memory supportDDR5-5200DDR3-1600
Max memory128 GB+300%32 GB
Memory channels22

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7500 versus Intel Core i5-4690K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7500Intel Core i5-4690K
PCIe version5+67%3
CPU PCIe lanes24+50%16

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7500 versus Intel Core i5-4690K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7500Intel Core i5-4690K
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,160Bottom 12%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—3,000Bottom 7%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,020Bottom 12%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—3,700Bottom 7%
PassMark26,882+341%Top 49%6,100Bottom 7%

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