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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-870 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 i7-870 is 530 days newer than the more expensive Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Phenom X4 9550 - 139 vs 138 FPS
- Up to 47% cheaper than Phenom X4 9550 - $100.0 vs $189.95
- Up to 48% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Phenom X4 9550 - $0.72 vs $1.38 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 8 vs 4 threads
Metro Exodus
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.2GHz 4x512KB Socket AM2+ Quad-Core CPU - CPU ONLY
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Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
139
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.72/FPS
100%
Price, $
$100
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Agena | Codename | Lynnfield |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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