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In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Phenom X4 9650 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Phenom X4 9650 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 3611 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9650.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9650
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $29.24 vs $76.77
- Up to 57% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i5-8600 - $0.18 vs $0.42 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 9% better in HITMAN 3 than Phenom X4 9650 - 201 vs 185 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
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
185
92.03980099502488%
Value, €/FPS
€0.18/FPS
100%
Price, €
€32.46
100%
Value Winner
AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.30GHz 533MHz Desktop OEM CPU HD9650WCJ4BGH
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Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
201
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.42/FPS
42.857142857142854%
Price, €
€85.22
38%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for €85.22 on Amazon
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Updated 3669 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
238
16.346153846153847%
Multi-Core
765
15.2178237517406%
AMD Phenom X4 9650 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Agena | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 11.5x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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