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Phenom X4 9650 vs Core i9-12900K

Phenom X4 9650 vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 4970 days newer than Phenom X4 9650.

Advantages of Phenom X4 9650

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 19% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Phenom X4 9650 - 129 vs 108 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 24 vs 4 threads
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Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo
Phenom X4 9650

Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008


FPS

108

84%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

129

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.37/FPS

100%

Price, €

€434.79

100%

FPS and Value Winner

INTEL Core i9-12900K - Vassoio LGA1700 da 3,2 GHz

Buy for 434.79 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 277 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo
Phenom X4 9650

Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo
Phenom X4 9650

Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008


Single-Core

238

9%

Multi-Core

765

5%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

AMD Phenom X4 9650 Logo

Phenom X4 9650

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Mar 27th, 2008Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Phenom X4CollectionCore i9
AgenaCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM2+SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
24
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.2 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
65 nmProcess Size
10 nm
11.5xMultiplier
32.0x
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Phenom X4 9650 or Core i9-12900K

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