Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Phenom X4 9550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 4119 days newer than the more expensive Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 28% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Phenom X4 9550 - 110 vs 86 FPS
- Up to 63% cheaper than Phenom X4 9550 - $70.31 vs $189.95
- Up to 71% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Phenom X4 9550 - $0.64 vs $2.21 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
110
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$70.31
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
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Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Phenom X4 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Agena | Codename | Matisse |
AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 12 |
2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
65 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
11.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |