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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Phenom X4 9650 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 4119 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9650.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9650
- Up to 90% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - $19.95 vs $199.99
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 24% better in Sea of Thieves than Phenom X4 9650 - 245 vs 197 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 16 vs 4 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.30GHz 533MHz Desktop OEM CPU HD9650WCJ4BGH
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
238
14.041297935103245%
Multi-Core
765
9.002118145445987%
AMD Phenom X4 9650 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Agena | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 11.5x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Phenom X4 9650 or Ryzen 7 3800X
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
116 FPS
$15.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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121 FPS
$10.74/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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126 FPS
$10.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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