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Phenom X4 9650 vs Core i5-12600K

Phenom X4 9650 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K 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 i5-12600K is 4970 days newer than Phenom X4 9650.

Advantages of Phenom X4 9650

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 147% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Phenom X4 9650 - 511 vs 207 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 16 vs 4 threads
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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo
Phenom X4 9650

Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008


FPS

207

41%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

511

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.39/FPS

100%

Price, €

€199.76

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K LGA1700 Tablett, 3,6 GHz, CM8071504555227

Buy for 199.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 274 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo
Phenom X4 9650

Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo
Phenom X4 9650

Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008


Single-Core

238

10%

Multi-Core

765

6%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo

Phenom X4 9650

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Mar 27th, 2008Release Date
Phenom X4CollectionCore i5
AgenaCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM2+SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
4Threads
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
TDP125 W
65 nmProcess Size
11.5xMultiplier
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable

PCs Using Phenom X4 9650 or Core i5-12600K

With selected game settings

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