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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 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 i5-12400 is 5031 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9650.
Advantages of Phenom X4 9650
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $19.95 vs $143.57
- Up to 85% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i5-12400 - $0.12 vs $0.78 per FPS
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 13% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Phenom X4 9650 - 185 vs 164 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
164
89%
Value, $/FPS
$0.12/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 i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Phenom X4 9650
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9650 | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Agena | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 11.5x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Phenom X4 9650 or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
53 FPS
$17.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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66 FPS
$12.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$812.41
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52 FPS
$17.69/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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66 FPS
$13.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$913.69
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52 FPS
$18.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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66 FPS
$18.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
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66 FPS
$20.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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66 FPS
$27.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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52 FPS
$27.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,439
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66 FPS
$20.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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