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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600 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 i5-9600 is 3858 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9650.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Performs up to 8% better in Rocket League than Phenom X4 9650 - 719 vs 664 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9650
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i5-9600 - $19.95 vs $125.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i5-9600 - $0.03 vs $0.17 per FPS
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
719
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/FPS
17.64705882352941%
Price, $
$125
15%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
664
92.35048678720446%
Value, $/FPS
$0.03/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 40 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
238
16.27906976744186%
Multi-Core
765
15.473300970873785%
Intel Core i5-9600 | vs | AMD Phenom X4 9650 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 27th, 2008 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Phenom X4 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Agena |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM2+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.3 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 65 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 11.5x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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