Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms Phenom X4 9550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 3567 days newer than Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 18% better in Valorant than Phenom X4 9550 - 788 vs 666 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Agena | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
