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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 7900X3D is 5396 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Up to 53% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $189.95 vs $405.59
- Up to 45% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $1.65 vs $3.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 95 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 17% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Phenom X4 9550 - 135 vs 115 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 24 vs 4 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
115
85%
Value, $/FPS
$1.65/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 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 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 | 4.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Phenom X4 9550 or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
134 FPS
$23.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,199.99
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124 FPS
$20.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,549.99
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134 FPS
$23.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,129.99
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134 FPS
$23.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,099.99
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135 FPS
$27.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,719.99
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134 FPS
$20.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,699
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131 FPS
$23.28/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,049.99
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136 FPS
$22.05/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,999
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