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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2405S 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 i5-2405S is 1151 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9650.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9650
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i5-2405S - $39.99 vs $46.0
- Up to 5% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i5-2405S - $0.36 vs $0.38 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2405S
- Performs up to 10% better in Dead Island 2 than Phenom X4 9650 - 121 vs 110 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
110
90.9090909090909%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.30GHz 533MHz Desktop OEM CPU HD9650WCJ4BGH
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Updated 1581 minutes ago
Core i5-2405S
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
94.73684210526315%
Price, $
$46
86%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-2405S Quad-Core Processor 2.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52405S
Buy for $46 on Amazon
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Updated 1582 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i5-2405S
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
238
44.48598130841121%
Multi-Core
765
53.53393981805459%
AMD Phenom X4 9650 | vs | Intel Core i5-2405S |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | May 22nd, 2011 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Agena | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 11.5x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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