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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 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 i5-12500 is 5031 days newer than the more expensive Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 299% better in Diablo IV than Phenom X4 9550 - 283 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Phenom X4 9550 - $175.95 vs $189.95
- Up to 77% better value when playing Diablo IV than Phenom X4 9550 - $0.62 vs $2.68 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
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
71
25.08833922261484%
Value, $/FPS
$2.68/FPS
23.134328358208954%
Price, $
$189.95
92%
AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.2GHz 4x512KB Socket AM2+ Quad-Core CPU - CPU ONLY
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
283
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
234
10.125486802250109%
Multi-Core
712
7.842273378125345%
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Phenom X4 9550 or Core i5-12500
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
26 FPS
$29/FPS
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Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$31.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$809
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59 FPS
$13.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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26 FPS
$28.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$729
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26 FPS
$26.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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26 FPS
$57.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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26 FPS
$30.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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26 FPS
$34.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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