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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Phenom X4 9550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Phenom X4 9550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 4606 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Up to 27% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $189.95 vs $261.99
- Up to 5% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 9 5900X - $1.07 vs $1.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 30% better in Far Cry 5 than Phenom X4 9550 - 231 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 24 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
178
77%
Value, $/FPS
$1.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189.95
100%
Value Winner
AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.2GHz 4x512KB Socket AM2+ Quad-Core CPU - CPU ONLY
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-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 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Agena | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Phenom X4 9550 or Ryzen 9 5900X
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
157 FPS
$13.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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158 FPS
$20.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,179.99
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109 FPS
$15.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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158 FPS
$16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,527.3
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130 FPS
$17.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,249.99
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130 FPS
$13.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699.99
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158 FPS
$18.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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122 FPS
$12.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,569.99
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148 FPS
$14.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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159 FPS
$9.16/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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