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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Phenom X4 9550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 3567 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $189.95 vs $200.0
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 22% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Phenom X4 9550 - 144 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 14% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Phenom X4 9550 - $1.39 vs $1.61 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
Need For Speed Unbound
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 i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
144
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$200
94%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Agena | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Phenom X4 9550 or Core i7-8700
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
79 FPS
$10.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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61 FPS
$14.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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89 FPS
$8.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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12 FPS
$104.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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54 FPS
$46.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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