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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100 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 i3-12100 is 5031 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9650.
Advantages of Phenom X4 9650
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i3-12100 - $19.95 vs $113.99
- Up to 72% better value when playing Rust than Core i3-12100 - $0.14 vs $0.50 per FPS
Advantages of Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 58% better in Rust than Phenom X4 9650 - 226 vs 143 FPS
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 60 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9650 - 8 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
143
63%
Value, $/FPS
$0.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$19.95
100%
Value Winner
AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.30GHz 533MHz Desktop OEM CPU HD9650WCJ4BGH
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Intel Core i3 (12th Gen) i3-12100 Quad-core (4 Core) 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack, Blue
Buy for $113.99 on Amazon
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9650 | vs | Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Agena | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 11.5x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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