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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900K 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 i9-10900K is 4417 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9650.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9650
- Up to 96% cheaper than Core i9-10900K - $19.95 vs $469.99
- Up to 95% better value when playing Valheim than Core i9-10900K - $0.11 vs $2.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 10% better in Valheim than Phenom X4 9650 - 206 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 20 vs 4 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
188
91.2621359223301%
Value, $/FPS
$0.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$19.95
100%
Value Winner
AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.30GHz 533MHz Desktop OEM CPU HD9650WCJ4BGH
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Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
206
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.28/FPS
4.824561403508772%
Price, $
$469.99
4%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
238
13.607775871926817%
Multi-Core
765
8.348794063079778%
AMD Phenom X4 9650 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Agena | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 11.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Phenom X4 9650 or Core i9-10900K
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
120 FPS
$18.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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131 FPS
$44.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$5,886
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206 FPS
$22.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 8 TB HDD
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$4,649.99
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