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Phenom X4 9650 vs Core i7-870

Phenom X4 9650 vs Core i7-870: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-870

2.9 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed

Buy for £299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12320 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-870

2.9 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed

Buy for £299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12320 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-870 outperforms Phenom X4 9650 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-870 is 530 days newer than Phenom X4 9650.

Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9650

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-870

  • Performs up to 4% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Phenom X4 9650 - 77 vs 74 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 8 vs 4 threads
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Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo
Phenom X4 9650

Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008


FPS

74

96%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


FPS

77

100%

Value, £/FPS

£3.9/FPS

100%

Price, £

£299.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed

Buy for £299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12320 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo
Phenom X4 9650

Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo
Phenom X4 9650

Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008


Single-Core

238

49%

Multi-Core

765

48%

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


Single-Core

482

100%

Multi-Core

1575

100%

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo

AMD Phenom X4 9650

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Intel Core i7-870 Logo

Intel Core i7-870

Mar 27th, 2008Release Date
Sep 8th, 2009
Phenom X4CollectionCore i7
AgenaCodenameLynnfield
AMD Socket AM2+SocketIntel Socket 1156
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.9 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
95 WTDP95 W
65 nmProcess Size
45 nm
11.5xMultiplier
22.0x
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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