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The Phenom X3 8650 is at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i7-4790K, it's also the same value for money, as it's only $99.51 cheaper!

Advantages of the Phenom X3 8650

  • Up to 82% cheaper$22.57 vs $122.08

Advantages of the Core i7-4790K

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • Consumes up to 7% less energy88 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 8 vs 3 threads

Phenom X3 8650 vs Core i7-4790K for Gaming

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Phenom X3 8650 vs Core i7-4790K in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Phenom X3 8650 vs Core i7-4790K in synthetic CPU benchmarks

AMD Phenom X3 8650 Logo

Phenom X3 8650

Apr 23rd, 2008


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

252

18%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

619

14%

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo

Core i7-4790K

May 1st, 2014


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1406

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

4403

100%

Performance Specifications

The Phenom X3 8650 vs Core i7-4790K in core CPU performance specifications

AMD Phenom X3 8650 Logo

Phenom X3 8650

Apr 23rd, 2008


Cores

3-core

75%

L3 Cache

2 MB

25%


Base Frequency

2.3 GHz

57%

Turbo Frequency

GHz

Max. unknown RAM Speed

MHz

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo

Core i7-4790K

May 1st, 2014


Cores

4-core

100%

L3 Cache

8 MB

100%


Base Frequency

4 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

100%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

1600 MHz

100%

AMD Phenom X3 8650 Logo

Phenom X3 8650

Intel Core i7-4790K Logo

Core i7-4790K

General
Apr 23rd, 2008Release Date
May 1st, 2014
Not AvailableMSRP$350.00
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
AMD Socket AM2+SocketIntel Socket 1150
TolimanCodenameHaswell
95 WPower Consumption
88 W
Performance
3Cores
4
3Threads
8
2.3 GHzBase Frequency
4.0 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Frequency4.4 GHz
2 MBL3 Cache
8 MB
Other Features
unknownRAMDDR3 @ 1600 MHz
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4600
NoOverclockable
Yes

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