Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790 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 i7-4790 is 2226 days newer than Phenom X4 9650.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 24% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Phenom X4 9650 - 125 vs 101 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 84 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 8 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
238
19.492219492219494%
Multi-Core
765
19.859813084112147%
AMD Phenom X4 9650 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Agena | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 11.5x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
