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Phenom X4 9650 vs Core i5-12600KF

Phenom X4 9650 vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 190 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 190 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF 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 i5-12600KF is 4970 days newer than Phenom X4 9650.

Advantages of Phenom X4 9650

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 315% better in Diablo IV than Phenom X4 9650 - 299 vs 72 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 16 vs 4 threads
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Diablo IV

Diablo IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo
Phenom X4 9650

Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008


FPS

72

24%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

299

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.57/FPS

100%

Price, £

£169.39

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 190 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo
Phenom X4 9650

Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo
Phenom X4 9650

Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008


Single-Core

238

10%

Multi-Core

765

6%

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo

Phenom X4 9650

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Mar 27th, 2008Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Phenom X4CollectionCore i5
AgenaCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM2+SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
4Threads
16
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
65 nmProcess Size
10 nm
11.5xMultiplier
37.0x
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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