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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600K 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 i5-8600K is 3479 days newer than the more expensive Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 24% better in New World than Phenom X4 9550 - 118 vs 95 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Phenom X4 9550 - $148.49 vs $189.95
- Up to 37% better value when playing New World than Phenom X4 9550 - $1.26 vs $2.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 6 vs 4 threads
New World
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 i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
118
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$148.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Agena | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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