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The Phenom X3 8650 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-9600K and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $94.38 cheaper!

Advantages of the Phenom X3 8650

  • Up to 81% cheaper$22.57 vs $116.95

Advantages of the Core i5-9600K

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • A better value for money for gaming
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 6 vs 3 threads

Phenom X3 8650 vs Core i5-9600K for Gaming

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Phenom X3 8650 vs Core i5-9600K in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Phenom X3 8650 vs Core i5-9600K in synthetic CPU benchmarks

AMD Phenom X3 8650 Logo

Phenom X3 8650

Apr 23rd, 2008


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

252

15%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

619

10%

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo

Core i5-9600K

Oct 19th, 2018


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1703

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

6345

100%

Performance Specifications

The Phenom X3 8650 vs Core i5-9600K in core CPU performance specifications

AMD Phenom X3 8650 Logo

Phenom X3 8650

Apr 23rd, 2008


Cores

3-core

50%

L3 Cache

2 MB

22%


Base Frequency

2.3 GHz

62%

Turbo Frequency

GHz

Max. unknown RAM Speed

MHz

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo

Core i5-9600K

Oct 19th, 2018


Cores

6-core

100%

L3 Cache

9 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2666 MHz

100%

Specifications

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Specifications

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General
Apr 23rd, 2008Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Not AvailableMSRPNot Available
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
AMD Socket AM2+SocketIntel Socket 1151
TolimanCodenameCoffee Lake
95 WPower Consumption95 W
Performance
3Cores
6
3Threads
6
2.3 GHzBase Frequency
3.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Frequency4.6 GHz
2 MBL3 Cache
9 MB
Other Features
unknownRAMDDR4 @ 2666 MHz
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Integrated GraphicsUHD 630
NoOverclockable
Yes

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