Ryzen 3 2200 vs Core i5-4690K

Gaming speed, cores and clocks

On our gaming index the Ryzen 3 2200 scores 21 and the Core i5-4690K scores 20, about 5% faster for gaming. That gap is small and mostly shows up at 1080p with a very fast graphics card.

The Ryzen 3 2200 has 4 cores and 4 threads, and the Core i5-4690K has 4 cores and 4 threads. Core counts are the same, so cache size and clock speed decide the difference. Boost clocks are 3.4 GHz and 3.9 GHz.

Platform, power and price

The Ryzen 3 2200 uses the AM4 socket and the Core i5-4690K uses LGA1150, so they need different motherboards, and often different memory. When you compare prices, count the board as well as the chip.

Rated power is 65 W for the first and 88 W for the second. That is close enough that cooling needs will be similar.

We do not have launch prices for both chips, so we cannot compare value.

Which graphics cards each one can feed, and which to buy

At 1080p the Ryzen 3 2200 can feed a card up to the Radeon RX 5600 XT before it holds the card back by more than 10 percent. The Core i5-4690K reaches the GeForce RTX 2060. Both chips are in the same range for graphics card pairing.

Choose the Ryzen 3 2200 if you want the faster gaming chip and the same or more cores. Choose the Core i5-4690K if you would rather spend the difference on a graphics card, which does more for frame rates in most games.