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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $449
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the cheaper Phenom X4 9550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 4606 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Up to 5% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X - $189.95 vs $199.99
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 34% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Phenom X4 9550 - 158 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 21% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Phenom X4 9550 - $1.27 vs $1.61 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 16 vs 4 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.2GHz 4x512KB Socket AM2+ Quad-Core CPU - CPU ONLY
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Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
158
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.99
94%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Agena | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Phenom X4 9550 or Ryzen 7 5800X
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
103 FPS
$16.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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103 FPS
$10.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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103 FPS
$13.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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109 FPS
$18.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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121 FPS
$12.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,455.64
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130 FPS
$16.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,100
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121 FPS
$10.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,271.89
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129 FPS
$27.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,599.99
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75 FPS
$22.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,659.99
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103 FPS
$17.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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