Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the more expensive Phenom X4 9550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 3479 days newer than the more expensive Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 33% better in Rust than Phenom X4 9550 - 193 vs 145 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Phenom X4 9550 - $81.89 vs $138.89
- Up to 56% better value when playing Rust than Phenom X4 9550 - $0.47 vs $1.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 6 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
145
75.12953367875647%
Value, €/FPS
€1.06/FPS
44.33962264150943%
Price, €
€154.17
58%
Buy for €154.17 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 89 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
193
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.47/FPS
100%
Price, €
€90.9
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €90.9 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 91 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
234
17.29490022172949%
Multi-Core
712
14.995787700084245%
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
---|---|---|
Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i5 |
Agena | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 6 |
2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
65 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
11.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |