Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE 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 i9-10980XE is 4223 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9650.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9650
- Up to 95% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $29.24 vs $566.68
- Up to 65% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-10980XE - $1.12 vs $3.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 95 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 579% better in League of Legends than Phenom X4 9650 - 197 vs 29 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 36 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
29
14.720812182741117%
Value, €/FPS
€1.12/FPS
100%
Price, €
€32.46
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €32.46 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2421 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
197
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.19/FPS
35.109717868338564%
Price, €
€629.01
5%
FPS Winner
Buy for €629.01 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2430 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
238
15.159235668789808%
Multi-Core
765
6.382978723404255%
AMD Phenom X4 9650 | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
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Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
Agena | Codename | Cascade Lake |
AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 18 |
4 | Threads | 36 |
2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
65 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
11.5x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |