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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Phenom X4 9550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Phenom X4 9550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 5297 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Up to 59% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $138.89 vs $340.09
- Up to 57% better value when playing Control than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.78 vs $1.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 5% better in Control than Phenom X4 9550 - 208 vs 198 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 32 vs 4 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
198
95.1923076923077%
Value, €/FPS
€0.78/FPS
100%
Price, €
€154.17
100%
Value Winner
AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.2GHz 4x512KB Socket AM2+ Quad-Core CPU - CPU ONLY
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
208
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.81/FPS
43.0939226519337%
Price, €
€377.5
40%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for €377.5 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 153 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
234
7.964601769911504%
Multi-Core
712
3.6904576789509145%
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Agena | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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