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The Phenom X3 8650 is at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-8500, it's also the same value for money, as it's only $113.95 cheaper!

Advantages of the Phenom X3 8650

  • Up to 82% cheaper$25.05 vs $139.00

Advantages of the Core i5-8500

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 6 vs 3 threads

Phenom X3 8650 vs Core i5-8500 for Gaming

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Phenom X3 8650 vs Core i5-8500 in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Phenom X3 8650 vs Core i5-8500 in synthetic CPU benchmarks

AMD Phenom X3 8650 Logo

Phenom X3 8650

Apr 23rd, 2008


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

252

18%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

619

13%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Core i5-8500

Feb 14th, 2018


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1394

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

4838

100%

Performance Specifications

The Phenom X3 8650 vs Core i5-8500 in core CPU performance specifications

AMD Phenom X3 8650 Logo

Phenom X3 8650

Apr 23rd, 2008


Cores

3-core

50%

L3 Cache

2 MB

22%


Base Frequency

2.3 GHz

77%

Turbo Frequency

GHz

Max. unknown RAM Speed

MHz

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Core i5-8500

Feb 14th, 2018


Cores

6-core

100%

L3 Cache

9 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4.1 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2666 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

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Phenom X3 8650

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Core i5-8500

Phenom X3 8650 and Core i5-8500 vs Other CPUs

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