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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-870 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 i7-870 is 530 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9650.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9650
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i7-870 - $19.95 vs $100.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing New World than Core i7-870 - $0.21 vs $1.94 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Performs up to 3% better in New World than Phenom X4 9650 - 98 vs 95 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 8 vs 4 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
95
96.93877551020408%
Value, $/FPS
$0.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$19.95
100%
Value Winner
AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.30GHz 533MHz Desktop OEM CPU HD9650WCJ4BGH
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In Stock
Updated 193 minutes ago
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
98
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.94/FPS
10.824742268041238%
Price, $
$100
19%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
Buy for $100 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 193 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
238
49.37759336099585%
Multi-Core
765
48.57142857142857%
AMD Phenom X4 9650 | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Agena | Codename | Lynnfield |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
| 11.5x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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