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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Phenom X4 9650 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Phenom X4 9650 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 4606 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9650.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9650
- Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $39.99 vs $349.99
- Up to 91% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.12 vs $1.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 16% better in God of War than Phenom X4 9650 - 185 vs 160 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 24 vs 4 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
160
86.48648648648648%
Value, $/FPS
$0.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.30GHz 533MHz Desktop OEM CPU HD9650WCJ4BGH
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.41/FPS
8.51063829787234%
Price, $
$349.99
11%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X cooler without 3.7GHz 12 cores / 24 thread 70MB 105W 100-1000061WOF 3 year warranty [Parallel Import]
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
238
10.922441486920606%
Multi-Core
765
6.437768240343347%
AMD Phenom X4 9650 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Agena | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 11.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Phenom X4 9650 or Ryzen 9 5900X
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
148 FPS
$12.76/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,887.85
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61 FPS
$27.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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118 FPS
$23.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,736
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119 FPS
$25.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,003.1
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119 FPS
$21.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
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88 FPS
$25.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,249.99
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88 FPS
$18.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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109 FPS
$24.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,699.99
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109 FPS
$14.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
In Stock
61 FPS
$22.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,379.99
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