Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600K 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 i5-8600K 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 i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 24% better in Far Cry 3 than Phenom X4 9550 - 147 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Phenom X4 9550 - $91.4 vs $138.89
- Up to 47% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Phenom X4 9550 - $0.69 vs $1.3 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 6 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
147
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.69/FPS
100%
Price, €
€101.45
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
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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 | 3.6 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 95 W |
65 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
11.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |