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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Phenom X4 9550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 4119 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Up to 3% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - $138.89 vs $143.31
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 6% better in Metro Exodus than Phenom X4 9550 - 146 vs 138 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Phenom X4 9550 - $1.09 vs $1.12 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 16 vs 4 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
138
94.52054794520548%
Value, €/FPS
€1.12/FPS
97.32142857142857%
Price, €
€154.17
100%
AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.2GHz 4x512KB Socket AM2+ Quad-Core CPU - CPU ONLY
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Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
146
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.09/FPS
100%
Price, €
€159.07
96%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
234
13.805309734513274%
Multi-Core
712
8.37844198634973%
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Agena | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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