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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 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 i5-12400 is 5031 days newer than the more expensive Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 33% better in Lost Ark than Phenom X4 9550 - 285 vs 215 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than Phenom X4 9550 - $161.76 vs $189.95
- Up to 35% better value when playing Lost Ark than Phenom X4 9550 - $0.57 vs $0.88 per 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.2GHz 4x512KB Socket AM2+ Quad-Core CPU - CPU ONLY
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
285
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$161.76
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Agena | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Phenom X4 9550 or Core i5-12400
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
160 FPS
$5.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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178 FPS
$5.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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178 FPS
$6.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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170 FPS
$6.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,165
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178 FPS
$8.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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170 FPS
$6.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,119.99
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170 FPS
$6.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,055
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170 FPS
$5.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$929.9
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170 FPS
$7.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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170 FPS
$10.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
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