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In short — Core i5-3550S 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 i5-3550S is 1494 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9650.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550S
- Performs up to 145% better in League of Legends than Phenom X4 9650 - 71 vs 29 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9650
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i5-3550S - $39.99 vs $149.95
- Up to 35% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-3550S - $1.38 vs $2.11 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
71
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.11/FPS
65.40284360189574%
Price, $
$149.95
26%
FPS Winner
INTEL SR0P3 Intel Core i5-3550S 6M Cache 3.00GHz FCLGA1155 Processor CM80637 Intel-Core-i5-3550S-SR0P3-3-00GHZ-6MB-5GT-s-LGA-1155-Socket-H2-Quad
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Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
29
40.845070422535215%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.30GHz 533MHz Desktop OEM CPU HD9650WCJ4BGH
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Updated 6325 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
238
39.46932006633499%
Multi-Core
765
45.053003533568905%
Intel Core i5-3550S | vs | AMD Phenom X4 9650 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 27th, 2008 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Phenom X4 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Agena |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM2+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 65 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 11.5x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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