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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Phenom X4 9550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 5052 days newer than the more expensive Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 69% better in Dirt 5 than Phenom X4 9550 - 222 vs 131 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than Phenom X4 9550 - $94.98 vs $189.95
- Up to 70% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Phenom X4 9550 - $0.43 vs $1.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 58 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 8 vs 4 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.2GHz 4x512KB Socket AM2+ Quad-Core CPU - CPU ONLY
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
222
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Agena | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Phenom X4 9550 or Core i3-12100F
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
83 FPS
$9.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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43 FPS
$21.18/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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