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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $799
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 5950X is 4606 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Up to 47% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $189.95 vs $361.15
- Up to 16% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.31 vs $1.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 59% better in Rust than Phenom X4 9550 - 231 vs 145 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 32 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
145
62%
Value, $/FPS
$1.31/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 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Phenom X4 9550 or Ryzen 9 5950X
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
135 FPS
$18.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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110 FPS
$14.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
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100 FPS
$15.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,519.99
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142 FPS
$40.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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231 FPS
$15.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,649.99
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130 FPS
$12.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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95 FPS
$11.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,089.99
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130 FPS
$13.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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146 FPS
$17.81/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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131 FPS
$15.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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