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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 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 7900 is 5406 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Up to 49% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - $189.95 vs $369.0
- Up to 30% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Ryzen 9 7900 - $1.68 vs $2.4 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 36% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Phenom X4 9550 - 154 vs 113 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 - 24 vs 4 threads
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
113
73%
Value, $/FPS
$1.68/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 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Agena | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Phenom X4 9550 or Ryzen 9 7900
Assassin's Creed Odyssey, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
75 FPS
$31.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,359
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75 FPS
$32.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,439
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75 FPS
$24.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,809
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143 FPS
$22.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,249
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