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The Phenom X4 9650 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-7600 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $68.49 cheaper!

Advantages of the Phenom X4 9650

  • Up to 79% cheaper$17.97 vs $86.46

Advantages of the Core i5-7600

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • A slightly better value for money for gaming
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy65 vs 95 Watts

Phenom X4 9650 vs Core i5-7600 for Gaming

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Phenom X4 9650 vs Core i5-7600 in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Phenom X4 9650 vs Core i5-7600 in synthetic CPU benchmarks

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo

Phenom X4 9650

Mar 27th, 2008


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

238

17%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

758

20%

Intel Core i5-7600 Logo

Core i5-7600

Jan 3rd, 2017


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1392

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

3827

100%

Performance Specifications

The Phenom X4 9650 vs Core i5-7600 in core CPU performance specifications

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo

Phenom X4 9650

Mar 27th, 2008


Cores

4-core

100%

L3 Cache

2 MB

33%


Base Frequency

2.3 GHz

66%

Turbo Frequency

GHz

Max. unknown RAM Speed

MHz

Intel Core i5-7600 Logo

Core i5-7600

Jan 3rd, 2017


Cores

4-core

100%

L3 Cache

6 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4.1 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2400 MHz

100%

Specifications

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AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo

Phenom X4 9650

Specifications

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Intel Core i5-7600 Logo

Core i5-7600

General
Mar 27th, 2008Release Date
Jan 3rd, 2017
Not AvailableMSRPNot Available
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
AMD Socket AM2+SocketIntel Socket 1151
AgenaCodenameKaby Lake
95 WPower Consumption
65 W
Performance
4Cores4
4Threads4
2.3 GHzBase Frequency
3.5 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Frequency4.1 GHz
2 MBL3 Cache
6 MB
Other Features
unknownRAMDDR4 @ 2400 MHz
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Integrated GraphicsHD 630
NoOverclockableNo

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