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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 9% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Phenom X4 9550 - 118 vs 108 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Phenom X4 9550 - $89.99 vs $189.95
- Up to 57% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Phenom X4 9550 - $0.76 vs $1.76 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
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
108
91.52542372881356%
Value, $/FPS
$1.76/FPS
43.18181818181818%
Price, $
$189.95
47%
AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.2GHz 4x512KB Socket AM2+ Quad-Core CPU - CPU ONLY
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
118
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
234
14.652473387601752%
Multi-Core
712
10.342823939570017%
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Builds Using Phenom X4 9550 or Ryzen 5 3600
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
32 FPS
$21.87/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Ryzen 5 3600
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Ryzen 5 3600
4 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 3600
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GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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43 FPS
$20.23/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$26.25/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
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Ryzen 5 3600
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$22.61/FPS
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