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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-990X 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 i7-990X is 1064 days newer than the more expensive Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 95 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Performs up to 8% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Phenom X4 9550 - 109 vs 101 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Phenom X4 9550 - $178.02 vs $189.95
- Up to 13% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Phenom X4 9550 - $1.63 vs $1.88 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 12 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
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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 i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
109
100%
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$1.63/FPS
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Price, $
$178.02
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Ultra
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Agena | Codename | Gulftown |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 130 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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