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Phenom X4 9650 vs Core i5-8400

Phenom X4 9650 vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

AMD Phenom X4 9650

2.3 GHz | 4-core

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo
AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.30GHz 533MHz Desktop OEM CPU HD9650WCJ4BGH

Buy for 16.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 165 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 93.33 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 166 minutes ago

AMD Phenom X4 9650

2.3 GHz | 4-core

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo
AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.30GHz 533MHz Desktop OEM CPU HD9650WCJ4BGH

Buy for 16.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 165 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 93.33 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 166 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Phenom X4 9650 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 3479 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9650.

Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9650

  • Up to 83% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $14.59 vs $84.08
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Performs up to 5% better in Dishonored 2 than Phenom X4 9650 - 265 vs 252 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 6 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Dishonored 2.
Dishonored 2

Dishonored 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo
Phenom X4 9650

Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008


FPS

252

95.09433962264151%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€16.19

100%

AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.30GHz 533MHz Desktop OEM CPU HD9650WCJ4BGH

Buy for 16.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 165 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

265

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€93.33

17%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 93.33 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 166 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo
Phenom X4 9650

Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo
Phenom X4 9650

Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008


Single-Core

238

17.590539541759053%

Multi-Core

765

16.112047177759056%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

AMD Phenom X4 9650

vs

Intel Core i5-8400

Mar 27th, 2008Release Date
Oct 5th, 2017
Phenom X4CollectionCore i5
AgenaCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM2+SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
6
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.8 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
65 nmProcess Size
14 nm
11.5xMultiplier
28.0x
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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