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In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms Phenom X4 9650 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 3445 days newer than Phenom X4 9650.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9650
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 95 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 16% better in Borderlands 3 than Phenom X4 9650 - 220 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 32 vs 4 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
220
100%
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CA$3.23/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$709.99
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series 2.8 Ghz 16-Core Lga 2066 Processor 2.8 16 BX80673I97960X
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
238
17.296511627906977%
Multi-Core
765
7.288490853658537%
AMD Phenom X4 9650 | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Agena | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 11.5x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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