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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 5297 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Up to 48% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $189.95 vs $365.56
- Up to 34% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.71 vs $1.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 25% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Phenom X4 9550 - 337 vs 269 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 24 vs 4 threads
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
269
79%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/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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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
337
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.08/FPS
65%
Price, $
$365.56
51%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| 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 | 4.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Phenom X4 9550 or Ryzen 9 7900X
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
295 FPS
$8.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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223 FPS
$8.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,929.99
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295 FPS
$8.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,489.99
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337 FPS
$11.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,799.99
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260 FPS
$8.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,169.99
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271 FPS
$7.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,149.99
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297 FPS
$9.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,799
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297 FPS
$10.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
96 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$3,019
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143 FPS
$15.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,239
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222 FPS
$14.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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