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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen Threadripper 2920X outperforms the cheaper Phenom X4 9550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 2920X is 3842 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Up to 4% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $189.95 vs $197.65
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 95 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Performs up to 15% better in Borderlands 3 than Phenom X4 9550 - 219 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Phenom X4 9550 - $0.9 vs $1.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 24 vs 4 threads
Borderlands 3
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AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.2GHz 4x512KB Socket AM2+ Quad-Core CPU - CPU ONLY
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Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
FPS
219
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$197.65
96%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD YD292XA8AFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (12-Core/24-Thread) Processor 4.3 GHz Max Boost 38MB Cache
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TOP 5 Games
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Game Graphics
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Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Oct 3rd, 2018 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Agena | Codename | Colfax |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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