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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $319
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13600K outperforms the cheaper Phenom X4 9550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13600K is 5297 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i5-13600K - $189.95 vs $268.99
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-13600K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13600K
- Performs up to 58% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Phenom X4 9550 - 160 vs 101 FPS
- Up to 11% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Phenom X4 9550 - $1.68 vs $1.88 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 20 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
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 i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$268.99
70%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i5-13600K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | Intel Core i5-13600K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Agena | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Phenom X4 9550 or Core i5-13600K
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
158 FPS
$17.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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139 FPS
$13.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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156 FPS
$16.67/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i5-13600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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