AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i5-4690
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 is 2% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 41 40
Cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Top speed 3.7 GHz 3.9 GHz
Rated power 65 W 84 W
Games at recommended 167 165
Released20172014
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 better than the Intel Core i5-4690 for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 scores 41 and the Intel Core i5-4690 40.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti for the AMD Ryzen 7 1700, and the AMD Radeon RX 590 for the Intel Core i5-4690.