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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700K 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 i7-8700K is 3479 days newer than the more expensive Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 10% better in Fortnite than Phenom X4 9550 - 229 vs 209 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Phenom X4 9550 - $186.0 vs $189.95
- Up to 11% better value when playing Fortnite than Phenom X4 9550 - $0.81 vs $0.91 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 12 vs 4 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.2GHz 4x512KB Socket AM2+ Quad-Core CPU - CPU ONLY
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Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
229
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$186
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| 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 | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 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 Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Phenom X4 9550 or Core i7-8700K
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
93 FPS
$16.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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