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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K 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 i5-9600K is 3858 days newer than the more expensive Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 10% better in The Last of Us Part I than Phenom X4 9550 - 138 vs 126 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Phenom X4 9550 - $155.0 vs $189.95
- Up to 26% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Phenom X4 9550 - $1.12 vs $1.51 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 6 vs 4 threads
The Last of Us Part I
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 i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
138
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$155
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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