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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8100 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 Core i3-8100 is 3479 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9650.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9650
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i3-8100 - $39.99 vs $135.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i3-8100 - $0.22 vs $0.66 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Performs up to 15% better in Far Cry 5 than Phenom X4 9650 - 205 vs 178 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
178
86.82926829268293%
Value, $/FPS
$0.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.30GHz 533MHz Desktop OEM CPU HD9650WCJ4BGH
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Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/FPS
33.33333333333333%
Price, $
$135
29%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
Buy for $135 on Amazon
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Updated 3655 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
238
19.116465863453815%
Multi-Core
765
22.46696035242291%
AMD Phenom X4 9650 | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Agena | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 11.5x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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