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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper 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 cheaper Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Up to 0% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - $189.95 vs $189.99
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 24% better in Saints Row than Phenom X4 9550 - 176 vs 142 FPS
- Up to 19% better value when playing Saints Row than Phenom X4 9550 - $1.08 vs $1.34 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
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189.99
99%
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
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
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
48 FPS
$15.67/FPS
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Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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