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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9800X 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 i7-9800X is 3858 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9650.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X
- Performs up to 3% better in Resident Evil Village than Phenom X4 9650 - 300 vs 290 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9650
- Up to 95% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $39.99 vs $768.88
- Up to 95% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i7-9800X - $0.14 vs $2.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 95 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
300
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.56/FPS
5.468750000000001%
Price, $
$768.88
5%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
290
96.66666666666667%
Value, $/FPS
$0.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.30GHz 533MHz Desktop OEM CPU HD9650WCJ4BGH
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
238
17.39766081871345%
Multi-Core
765
10.403916768665852%
Intel Core i7-9800X | vs | AMD Phenom X4 9650 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 27th, 2008 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Phenom X4 |
| Skylake | Codename | Agena |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM2+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.3 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 165 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 65 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 11.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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