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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790K 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 Core i7-4790K is 2226 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9650.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9650
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - $19.95 vs $140.97
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 23% better in World of Warcraft than Phenom X4 9650 - 182 vs 148 FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 88 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 8 vs 4 threads
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AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.30GHz 533MHz Desktop OEM CPU HD9650WCJ4BGH
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Core i7 Quad-core i7-4790K 4GHz Desktop Processor
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Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
238
17.159336697909154%
Multi-Core
765
17.4101046882112%
AMD Phenom X4 9650 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Agena | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 88 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 11.5x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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